Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170247795 - Employee dies of burns when clothes ignited

Accident Summary Nr: 170247795 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115156523	02/15/1998	0119	0	Kent Bros Inc Et Al Dba Kenco Joint Venture

Abstract: 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 Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115156523			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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