Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 742791 - Employee burned in gasoline explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 742791 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104444195	10/26/1989	1751	0	Gwynn Dixon Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an 18-year-old carpenter's helper, was instructed to burn scrap material at a job site. When he poured a cup of gasoline on the wood and cardboard pile and used a cigarette lighter to ignite the pile of scrap, the gasoline exploded. Employee #1 suffered severe burns on multiple parts of his body.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104444195			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Carpenter apprentices

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