Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539763 - Employee Is Burned in Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202539763 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300869211	11/04/2008	1611	237310	La City Public Works - Street Services

Abstract: On October 24, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker drove a Unitized Asphalt Patcher (Model Number 144-CS, Serial Number CS-2412-05) to Hollywood yard to empty it at the end of a workday. The function of this truck is to use hot asphalt to patch potholes. The vehicle includes a build-in emulsion tank with a spray hose for cleaning, a conveyor to roll asphalt out from the patcher, and two burners at the front end to maintain asphalt at a designed temperature. Employee #1 was at the back of the truck, and had operated the conveyor to empty excess asphalt from the patcher. He then used the hose to spray E-SOY from the emulsion tank to clean inside the patcher. While spraying the sides of the back door, a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 was transported to Cedar Sinai Hospital, and then transferred to USC Burn Center, where he was hospitalized for second-degree burns to his right arm, right ear, and right side of his face.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CLEANING, FIRE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, FLASHBACK, ARM, FACE, SPRAYING RIG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300869211			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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