Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127442.015 - Two employees sustain burns fighting fire due to explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 127442.015 -- Report ID: 0253620 -- Event Date: 02/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466652.015	02/27/2020		922160	Middlefield Vfd

Abstract: At 9:15 p.m. on February 26, 2020, Employee #1, a fire fighter, was in the process of establishing a containment perimeter around an active residential garage fire shortly after arrival to the site. Approximately 20 minutes after arrival, an explosion occurred due to a 55-gallon drum of oil becoming overheated. The drum was located on the other side of a fully engulfed wall of the structure and contained waste oil and other unknown hazardous chemicals. Employee #1 and Employee #2, another fire fighter, were seared by a plume of oil exploding out of the side of the building. The employees were both hospitalized to treat facial burns.

Keywords: Building, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Explosion, Face, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, High Temperature, Oil Drum, structure fire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1466652.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire Fighter
2	1466652.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire Fighter

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