Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202498184 - Employee Is Burned in Gasoline Vapor Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202498184 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312375447	08/28/2008	5963	454390	East West Auto, Inc.

Abstract: On August 27, 2008, an employee was transferring gasoline from an open five gallon plastic bucket into another open ungrounded plastic container setting in the bed of a pick up truck with a plastic bed liner installed when the vapors ignited. The employee received second and third degree burns to his upper body. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the build up of static electricity in that it was hot and dry with low humidly. The employee was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, MECHANIC, SMOKE, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312375447			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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