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Accident Summary Nr: 115201.015 - Employee sustains burns to body when engulfed in fire from f

Accident Summary Nr: 115201.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 12/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1364107.015	12/06/2018		423140	J & T Auto Wreckers, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 5, 2018, an employee removed the fuel tank from a van and carried it over to a table, passing by a burn barrel that he was using to keep warm. The employee sustained burns to the majority of his body when the tank's vapors ignited and he was engulfed in flames. The employee was hospitalized and later died on December 13, 2018.

Keywords: Burn, Engulfed, Explosion, Fire, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1364107.015	51	M	Fatality		Automobile body and related repairers

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