Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112455 - Employee burned when gasoline ignited

Accident Summary Nr: 201112455 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126027614	05/04/2000	5093	0	San Fernando Metals, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 10, 1999, an employee was seriously injured while working at San Fernando Metal. The employee was working in a outdoor areas of the employer's metal recycling facility. The employee was spraying gasoline to clean and de-grease the engine area of a mobile crane, which was equipped with an electro-magnet. The gasoline ignited and seriously burned the employee. The employee was driven by coworkers to an area hospital, and then transferred to Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks where he was hospitalized for several weeks for specialized treatment for massive third-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, MOBILE CRANE, DEGREASER, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126027614			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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