Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170699656 - Employee burned after gasoline ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 170699656 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119963205	07/21/1994	5561	0	El Monte Rv Center

Abstract: At approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 8, 1994, Employee #1, of El Monte RV Center, was servicing a motor home's battery beside a coworker who was refueling the motor home's gas tank. The coworker was using a manual pump on a 35-gal drum containing unleaded gasoline that had been previously drained from the motor home. Employee #1 was doused with gasoline that then ignited. He was hospitalized with burns over 25 percent of his body.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, GASOLINE, PUMP, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119963205			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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