Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200992451 - Two employees injured in explosion while servicing engine

Accident Summary Nr: 200992451 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305206427	06/09/2003	5012	423110	Kentucky Truck Sales

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were servicing an engine on a tractor trailer and were performing a leak test with compressed oxygen on the fifth cylinder of a 6-cylinder diesel engine when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 was hospitalized with burns. The coworker was injured but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, COMPRESSED AIR, ENGINE, EXPLOSION, TRACTOR TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305206427			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics
2	305206427			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.