Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 310813175 - Employee burned when leaked gasoline ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 310813175 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310813175	09/14/2007	1542	236220	Erikson Hall Construction Co

Abstract: At 7:55 a.m. on September 4, 2007, Employee #1, an independent contractor, was using a concrete cutting saw to enlarge an interior doorway opening at a work site in Poway, CA. He was holding the saw overhead when the gas cap or gas line failed, causing gasoline to stream down over his head and chest. The gasoline ignited from sparks created by the cutting operation. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns over 60 percent of his body and was transported to the Burn Center at UC-San Diego Medical Center.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, SPARK, GASOLINE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310813175			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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