Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625309 - Employee Is Burned in Fuel Tank Explosion, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200625309 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 04/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313450009	06/05/2009	2015	311615	Perdue Farms Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 4:35 a.m. on April 4, 2009, Employee #1 was checking the fuel level in a diesel fuel storage tank. The diesel fuel storage tank is mounted to the chassis on a 48-ft commercial refrigeration trailer. Employee #1 removed the cap to the fuel tank. The fuel tank did not have a fuel gauge installed. Since it was dark and there was not sufficient lighting to visually confirm the fuel level, Employee #1 used a cigarette lighter to illuminate the interior of the fuel tank. When the employee flicked the lighter, the fuel vapors ignited, spraying Employee #1 and the left front side of the trailer with fuel. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, EXPLOSION, FUEL OIL, TRAILER, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313450009			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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