Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170048920 - Employee burned in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170048920 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112206842	03/18/1991	1611	0	Manhole Adjusting Contractors Inc

Abstract: At about 11:30 a.m. on March 12, 1991, Employee #1, of Manhole Adjusting Contractors, Inc., Monterey Park, CA, was standing atop a truck-mounted tanker, LOS serial #335533, that was filled with hot rubber asphalt base. He was heating a pipe fitting on a hose with a propane weed burner to tighten the hose, when vapors from the tank ignited, creating a flash fire that burned his face and arms. Employee #1 jumped approximately 12 ft off the tanker to the ground. He was taken to Queen Medical Center for treatment. The accident occurred at the Blue Diamond Company, Irwindale, CA.

Keywords: BURN, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, HOT ASPHALT, ARM, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112206842			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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