Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 170247795 - Employee Dies Of Burns When Clothes Ignited

**Accident: 170247795 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/13/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
115156523	02/15/1998	0119	Kent Bros Inc Et Al Dba Kenco Joint Venture

Employee #1 was operating a grinder on a ship. He was working near a plastic container of flammable liquid when sparks from the grinder ignited the liquid. Employee #1 attempted to throw the container overboard, but it fell to the deck, splashing burning liquid over Employee #1's clothes. He became engulfed in flames and sustained burns over 95 percent of his body. Employee #1 was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: burn, clothing, grinder, flammable liquid, agriculture, work rules, ship, spark, spill

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	115156523			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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