Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 115733.015 - Employee is burned when fuel vapors ignites
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1396190.015 | 04/26/2019 | 333913 | Western Pump, Inc. |
Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee overfilled the prevention valve during inspection, and the wireless pressurized line leak detector was bent. The employee attempted to re-bend the WPLLD and it broke, causing the fuel to spray. The employee pried yolk assembly with a screwdriver while the system was energized. It then arced, igniting the vapors. The employee was burned on the forearms and was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1396190.015 | 35 | M | Hospitalized injury | Technicians, n.e.c. |