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Accident Summary Nr: 97373.015 - Employee Receives Burns After Being Engulfed In Flames While

Accident Summary Nr: 97373.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248625.015	07/19/2017		562111	Abe'S Trash Service, Inc.

Abstract: 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 engulfed in flames and suffered third degree burns on his body. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent burn treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Combustible Liquid, Diesel Fuel Tank, Diesel Truck, Fuel Truck, Tank, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1248625.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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