Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570918 - Employee dies from burns when jet fuel ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 201570918 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303679203	09/06/2001	4512	0	Aircraft Services International Group

Abstract: On September 5, 2001, Employee #1 was filling a British Airways Boeing 777 with jet fuel when, for some reason, the fuel ignited. He sustained burns over 90 percent of his body. Employee #1 was taken by helicopter to the University Hospital, where he died on September 11, 2001.

Keywords: BURN, AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, JET FUEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303679203			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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