Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074845 - Employee suffers smoke inhalation resulting from a gas fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202074845 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305188351	03/14/2002	5015	0	Lakeview Auto Parts Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on March 14, 2002, Employee #1, an automobile mechanic, was operating a Stihl TS-400 cut-off saw to cut out a left rear section of a resale car. The location for the cutting operation was in close proximity to a gasoline tank storage area. After cutting about halfway through the car, Employee #1 noticed a fire had broken out where gasoline tanks had been stored. Employee #1 attempted to extinguish the fire with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. Employee #1 was transported Charlotte Medical Center, where he was hospitalized to undergo evaluation for smoke inhalation.

Keywords: FIRE EXTINGUISHER, WORK RULES, FIRE, MECHANIC, SAW, AUTOMOBILE, GASOLINE, STORAGE AREA, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305188351			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Automobile mechanics

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