Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170088827 - Employee dies in gasoline vapor explosion at service station

Accident Summary Nr: 170088827 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 11/05/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123764656	11/02/1992	4213	0	Cummings Transfer Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a fuel delivery person, was at a service station loading gasoline when he decided to use the rest rooms. The venting pipes for the underground fuel storage tanks were located directly above the restroom. A service station attendant heard an explosion in the area of the men's restroom and ran to the area. He discovered that the employee had been severely burned over a significant area of his body. Employee #1 was conscious when he was transported to an area hospital. He died approximately two weeks later at Emmanuel Hospital.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123764656			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy

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