Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073301 - Employee Is Burned When Fuel Ignites on Hot Chain Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201073301 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310818554	09/10/2008	1629	236210	Grindline Skateparks Inc

Abstract: On September 9, 2008, Employee #1 was using a gasoline, two-cycle powered chain saw to cut wooden form stakes used to support the vertical and horizontal grid prior to pouring cement. The chain saw ran out of fuel, and he went back to the cargo container to refuel the chain saw. He placed the chain saw on top of a stack of wood near the front of the cargo container. The gasoline two-cycle oil mix container was low in fuel, and he did not want to mix up more. He removed the spill proof spout and poured the remaining fuel from the mouth of the plastic fuel container into the chain saw's gas tank. He spilled fuel, and the hot engine ignited it. Employee #1 sustained second degree burns to his left arm and left thigh down to his ankle and first degree burns to both his chest and face. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, CHAIN SAW, IGNITION SYSTEM, ENGINE, SPILL, ARM, FACE, GASOLINE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310818554			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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