Accident Report Detail
Accident: 115733.015 - Employee Is Burned When Fuel Vapors Ignites
Accident: 115733.015 -- Report ID: 0936200 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1396190.015 | 04/26/2019 | Western Pump, Inc. | |||||
At 1:30 p.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee overfilled the prevention valve duri ng inspection, and the wireless pressurized line leak detector was bent. The emp loyee attempted to re-bend the WPLLD and it broke, causing the fuel to spray. Th e 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 a nd was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, check valve, flammable vapors, forearm, fuel oil
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1396190.015 | 35 | M | Hospitalized injury | Technicians, n.e.c. |