Accident Report Detail
Accident: 992321 - Two Employees Burned When Gasoline Vapors Ignite
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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102216769 | 01/28/1987 | 7538 | Dpw Garage T/O Putnam Valley Ny |
Employees #1 and #2 were outside a 1978 International Harvester Loadmaster 1700 dump truck investigating a hissing sound. Employee #1 was on the driver's side of the truck and Employee #2 was adjacent to the auxiliary gas tank. Escaping gas vapors ignited, possibly upon reaching an extremely hot muffler tailpipe. Both employees sustained burns on their hands, legs, faces, and heads, and were hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 102216769 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Truck drivers, heavy | ||
2 | 102216769 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |