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Accident Summary Nr: 802058 - Employee dies when gasoline-contaminated diesel fuel ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 802058 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/06/1991
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11566149803/08/199155410Gy'S Quick Stop
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11566150603/08/199124110Wayne Peake Logging
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11103755203/12/199151710Eastover Oil Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was refueling a logging truck with diesel fuel at a self-service station. The underground tank at the station was contaminated with gasoline, which reduced the flash point to 38 degrees F. The fuel ignited and Employee #1 was burned to death.

Keywords: DIESEL FUEL TANK, LOW FLASH POINT, WORK RULES, GASOLINE, LOGGING, BURN, FIRE

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 115661498 Occupation Not Listed
2 115661506 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Supervisors, forestry and logging workers
3 111037552 Occupation Not Listed

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