Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170172530 - Employee burned when generator engine catches fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170172530 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111792636	11/30/1990	1781	0	Wilkinson Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on September 28, 1990, Employee #1, of Wilkinson Enterprises, Inc., was putting a portable, gasoline-powered generator on the back of his pickup truck. The generator's engine unit suddenly caught fire, apparently because of a leaking fuel line. Employee #1 sustained burns on both hands, and was briefly hospitalized. An inspection of the generator did not reveal the cause of the fire.

Keywords: LEAK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINE, TRUCK, GASOLINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111792636			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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