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Accident Summary Nr: 14533392 - Mechanic dies later of burns suffered in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14533392 -- Report ID: 0215300 -- Event Date: 05/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106717937	07/19/1995	4581	0	Martin Marietta Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:13 p.m. on May 12, 1995, at the Atlantic Fleet weapons training facility, Roosevelt Rails Naval Station, Ciela, Puerto Rico, Employee #1, a mechanic, was in the maintenance area repairing a jet propelled target plane with the engine running. The engine ran out of fuel. Employee #1 decided to refuel, but used inappropriate fueling procedures that resulted in a flash fire. Employee #1 suffered burns to his upper body and died on July 8, 1995.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, AIRCRAFT, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, MECHANIC, TORSO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106717937			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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