Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 316522101 - Employee Suffers Burns Attempting to Put Out Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 316522101 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316522101	04/22/2013	2952	324122	Vss International, Inc Dba Vss Emultech

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. April 17, 2013 Employee #1 received second degree burns to his face and chest and third degree burns to his lower arms while attempting to put out a fire using a water hose on a latex tank at a asphalt tank facility. It was observed that Employee #1 had been badly burned, as the fire department arrived. Employee #1 was transported to a local medical center where he was admitted for more than a day for the treatment of his burns.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, FIRE, HOSE, ARM, FACE, ASPHALT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316522101			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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