Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 800656 - Employee burned when gasoline vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 800656 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126498724	05/08/1996	1771	0	Associated Brigham Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were assigned to burn wood packing crates using a mixture of gasoline and oil to start the fire. The fire appeared to be out, so Employee #1 poured more of the mixture on the debris pile prior to restarting it. The pile still had hot ashes and a spark ignited the fumes, engulfing Employee #1 in flames. He was burned over multiple parts of his body and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, SPARK, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126498724			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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