Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127650.015 - Employee sustains burns when spark ignites fuel in trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 127650.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482734.015	07/10/2020		238110	Redlands Contracting Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on July 8, 2020, an employee working for concrete contractor was putting away a gas-powered electrical generator in an enclosed work trailer. The employee went to move a metal gas can out of the way for the generator when a spark caused a fire to break out in the trailer. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to 40% of his body, including his face, arms and abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Burn, Concrete, Construction, Face, Flammable Vapors, Gas, Gas Can, Highway, Ignite, Ignition, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Road, Road Paving, Skin, Trailer, Vapor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1482734.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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