Accident Report Detail
Accident: 97373.015 - Employee Receives Burns After Being Engulfed In Flames While
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1248625.015 | 07/19/2017 | Abe'S Trash Service, Inc. |
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 12, 2017, Employee #1 was welding a patch on a diesel fuel tank. The diesel fuel tank had been removed from a Mack truck. As he welded the patch, the diesel fuel within the tank ignited. Employee #1 was e ngulfed in flames and suffered third degree burns on his body. Employee #1 was t ransported to a medical center, where he underwent burn treatment and was then h ospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1248625.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters |