Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170209209 - Employee burned by gasoline fire in confined space

Accident Summary Nr: 170209209 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/12/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111797825	08/17/1992	1731	0	T And L Pearce

Abstract: Employee #1, of T & L Pearce, Inc., was inside a confined space approximately 36 inches in diameter and 52 inches deep, with an exit opening 24 inches square. He was to remove a gasoline tank cover from the bottom of the space. The cover was held on with 24 nuts on studs. A non-explosion-proof type electric impact wrench was given to him by the company foreman. He had removed approximately 10 nuts when gasoline vapors seeping out from under the tank cover ignited, burning Employee #1 over approximately 30% of his body.

Keywords: BURN, WRENCH, CONFINED SPACE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, GASOLINE, TANK, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111797825			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.