Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 968750 - Employee dies of burns when forklift ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 968750 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114580574	07/29/1991	3271	0	Tri Delta

Abstract: A 1987 Cat V8OE, #107, serial #77x01053, with an overheating problem, was brought to the front of a shop bay for Employee #1 to look at. Employee #1 approached the forklift, lifted the hood, heard a hissing sound, and released the pressure relief on the gas cap. The cap opened, dousing him from the neck down with gasoline. Employee #1 then stepped back, noticed gas was still bubbling out of the neck of the tank, stepped forward, and flipped the gas cap back over. An unknown source ignited the forklift and Employee #1. Employee #1 ran approximately 80 feet in a northeasterly direction, where he was knocked down by two other coworkers who put out the fire. Employee #1 sustained 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns over his entire body and died.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, FIRE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SPILL, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114580574			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Heavy equipment mechanics

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