Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091188 - EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND HANDS BURNED IN DIESEL FUEL FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 201091188 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119915270	11/05/1997	1611	0	San Luis Obispo, City Of

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 24, 1997, Employee #1 was using diesel fuel to spray on the hot bed of a patcher. A fire resulted and the employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and hands. Employee #1 was in the hospital for less than 24 hours. The manufacturer of the patcher has a requirement not to use diesel fuel on the inside of the patcher. However, diesel fuel was being used all the time for coating the bed of the patcher. The employer did not train Employee #1 on the use of diesel fuel when using the patcher. The employer was the City of San Luis Obispo, located at 25 Prado Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, FACE, UNTRAINED, HAND, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119915270			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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