Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799616 - Employee Burned by Equipment Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201799616 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301335352	05/04/2005	9621	926120	Ca Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on April 26, 2005, Employee #1, an equipment operator, was driving a John Deere loader, model number 544C, from the yard in Diamond Bar, where the loader was kept, to a jobsite. When he was on Village Loop Road, Employee #1 heard a "ka-boom" or the sound of something exploding, and then saw flames coming from beneath his seat. By the time Employee #1 stopped the loader and dismounted, he was burned on 15 percent of his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FIRE, EXPLOSION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301335352			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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