Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112176334 - La City Water & Power

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112176334

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 04/20/1993

Site Address:
La City Water & Power
18718 W. Rayen Street
Northridge, CA 91324

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4939

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361337967
Accident	362299042

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170698963

Event: 04/16/1993

Employee burned when gasoline ignites

At about 9:45 a.m. on April 16, 1993, Employee #1, a water service specialist at the Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power in Northridge, CA, was refueling a sump pump engine with a portable gas can when he accidentally ignited the gasoline while he poured it into the tank. Employee #1 was transported to Sherman Oaks Burn Medical Center in Sherman Oaks, where he was treated for gasoline burns and confined.

Keywords: BURN, POURING, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, ENGINE, GASOLINE, TANK, GAS CAN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112176334			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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