Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701692 - Employee burned when engine backfires

Accident Summary Nr: 170701692 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 06/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125976217	08/18/1998	3272	0	Castle Manufacturing

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping the mechanic foreman start the engine of a Chevrolet C-7 truck, CA license 3F39933, that had not been used for a long time. Employee #1 was on the engine, from which the air cleaner had been removed, manually operating the carburetor choke. The foreman was cranking over the motor when a backfire or explosion through the carburetor sprayed ignited fuel vapor on Employee #1. He sustained first- and second-degree burns on face, arms, and legs. The employer was in the business of cutting and casting cement.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, IGNITION SYSTEM, CARBURETOR, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, GASOLINE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125976217			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Laborers, except construction

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