Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074556 - Employee Is Sprayed with Hot Coolant, Suffers Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 201074556 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/28/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312680762	12/10/2009	5531	441310	The Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 28, 2009, Employee #1 was working as the Service Department Supervisor at an automotive repair shop. Employee #1 had gone back to the service bays to check on an employee) who had been tasked to trouble-shoot a vehicle that had been brought in for overheating. When Employee #1 approached the vehicle, the upper radiator hose-clamp failed just as he was standing directly in front of the vehicles grill. Employee #1 was struck by hot radiator coolant (approximately 200-degrees Fahrenheit) in the groin and sustained burns to his mid-section. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, TORSO, STRUCK BY, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312680762			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Automobile mechanics

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