Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170698963 - Employee burned when gasoline ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 170698963 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112176334	04/20/1993	4939	0	La City Water & Power

Abstract: At about 9:45 a.m. on April 16, 1993, Employee #1, a water service specialist at the Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power in Northridge, CA, was refueling a sump pump engine with a portable gas can when he accidentally ignited the gasoline while he poured it into the tank. Employee #1 was transported to Sherman Oaks Burn Medical Center in Sherman Oaks, where he was treated for gasoline burns and confined.

Keywords: BURN, POURING, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, ENGINE, GASOLINE, TANK, GAS CAN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112176334			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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