Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853097 - Employee burned when diesel fuel ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 170853097 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120248018	10/05/1998	1771	0	Merli Concrete Pumping Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a concrete pump truck operator, was refueling the diesel pump truck when the fuel or vapors ignited. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his chest, face, arms, and hands.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, VAPOR, DIESEL FUEL TANK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CONSTRUCTION, DIESEL TRUCK, ARM, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120248018			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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