Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202468336 - Employee Is Burned When Flash Fire Occurred with Fuel Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 202468336 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312434293	09/25/2009	5541	447110	Hwy 46 Quick Stop

Abstract: At 9:36 p.m. on September 7, 2009, Employee #1, the general manager of the mini-mart operation, received flash burns on his body when a water/gas mixture ignited while he was pumping the mixture with a nonspark proof electric pump from the top of an underground fuel tank. Employee #1 was transported to San Joaquin Community Hospital Burn Unit in Bakersfield, California, for treatment.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, ELECTRIC PUMP, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, GASOLINE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312434293			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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