Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493350 - Employee Is Burned When Filling Fuel Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201493350 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312914377	03/23/2010	1541	236210	Riezebos Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 2, 2009, Employee #1, who was employed by a construction company based in Visalia, CA, apparently shut off the engine of a welder/generator, which was mounted midway on a light duty service truck. Employee #1 waited for 10 to 15 minutes and began to fill the fuel tank of the welder/generator, using an approved 5-gallon plastic can. The fuel burst into flames as Employee #1 held the can and poured the liquid. Employee #1 sustained serious burns to his hands and other body parts. He was transported to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno for treatment, and he was hospitalized. The equipment and the vehicle associated with the incident were all consumed by the fire. The local Fire department was unable to determine the cause of the ignition.

Keywords: BURN, REFUELING, FIRE, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312914377			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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