Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201101045 - Employee welding tank truck when arm burned by spilled fuel

Accident Summary Nr: 201101045 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/31/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125669507	08/02/1999	5171	0	Sst Oil

Abstract: Employee #1 works for a petroleum distributor as the lead mechanic. Employee #1 was completing a repair on some piping on a tank truck when some spilled diesel caught on fire. Employee #1 stated that he had spilled a small amount of diesel on the floor and had done a quick clean-up of the diesel. He left the rags that he used to wipe up the diesel laying close to his immediate work area. He was welding on the piping on the truck when a spark started a fire on the rags. Employee #1 stated that his carelessness contributed to the fire. Employee #1 received first and second degree burns to his arms.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, FIRE, WELDING, TRUCK, SPARK, SPILL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669507			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mechanical engineers

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