Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088861 - Employee Is Burned When by Hydraulic Fluid Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201088861 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310819941	05/02/2007	3271	327331	Desert Block Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on January 14, 2007, Employee #1 was working for a concrete block manufacturer. He was sweeping the flooring near a kerosene heater and a hydraulic powered Columbia block-forming machine. The seal at the filter connection at the top of the oil reservoir became distorted which caused hydraulic fluid to spray on the space heater. Employee #1 was burned when a fire erupted. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, HEATER, FIRE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, CONCRETE BLOCK, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310819941			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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