Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122695.015 - Employee sustains burns when lighting barbecue grill

Accident Summary Nr: 122695.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435322.015	10/03/2019		921110	City Of Burlingame

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 19, 2019, an employee was lighting a charcoal barbecue at a party for a coworker. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to light the charcoal, he poured a cup of gasoline on the edges of the pile of charcoal, igniting the charcoal. A flashback flame, approximately one to two feet long, flashed out of the grill and caught his shirt on fire. The employee was hospitalized for fifteen days for treatment of second-degree and third-degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Charcoal, Clothing, Fire, Open Flame

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435322.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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