Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115954.015 - Employee is burned when gasoline ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 115954.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 04/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398287.015	04/30/2019		238160	T & T New Life Roofing Company, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 30, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a roofing contractor, were performing re-roofing activities at a residential structure. They were using pneumatic nailers powered by an air compressor. Employee #1 was refilling the air compressor with gasoline when the gasoline overflowed from the compressor tank and made contact with the hot manifold of the compressor. The gasoline ignited, and the fire spread to the compressor, the gas can, and the grass. Employee #1 threw the gas can while reacting. The foreman put the fire out using two portable fire extinguishers located on site. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of first degree burns to the forearm and face.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Compressor, Contact, Face, Fire, Gas Can, Gasoline, Nail gun, Pneumatic tool , Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Tank

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1398287.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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