Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14388029 - Employee burned in solvent fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14388029 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101408490	01/17/1989	4231	0	Rogers Cartage

Abstract: Employee #1 was or had been spraying the inside of a semi-tank trailer with Mask Wash, a solvent with a 10 degree F flash point. He was spraying inside the tank with a spray wand on a 40 ft long by 5/16 in. in diameter rubber hose. The hose was supplied from a diesel truck fuel tank containing about 15 to 20 gallons of fuel (130 gallon tank). The tank was pressurized by a shop air line to about 15 psi. A solvent fire occurred and Employee #1 was burned. There was common electrical wiring throughout, a gas fired caustic tank, a heater, a common extension cord with a trouble light, and a portable iron ladder hung on the rim of the trailer dome. None was bonded to the trailer.

Keywords: BURN, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CLEANING, FIRE, DIESEL TRUCK, SPRAYING RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101408490			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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