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Accident Summary Nr: 120336.015 - Employee incurs burns when struck by flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 120336.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 09/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434840.015	10/02/2019		336611	Gryphon Technologies

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee was refueling a small boat when he went to check the battery connections on the electric pump. A spark caused the gasoline vapors to flash striking the employee. The employee received second and third degree burns to his arm and head and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Battery, Boat, Burn, Chemical Vapor, Electric Pump, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Gasoline, Head, High Temperature, Ignite, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Shipyard, Spark, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434840.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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