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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1434840.01510/02/2019336611Gryphon 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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