Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170900278 - Employee Burned When Gas In Fuel Pump Ignites
Accident: 170900278 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/26/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126117001 | 03/27/1998 | 7538 | M Tech Auto Repair | ||||
At approximately 4:38 p.m. on March 26, 1998, Employee #1 was repairing a vehicle. He had removed a fuel pump and pulled up the electric leads of a battery that was being charged. He was taking the leads to a working fuel pump when some gasoline in the pump ignited. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns, for which he was hospitalized. A visitor who came to Employee #1's assistance suffered smoke inhalation and third-degree burns; hr died in the hospital two days after the accident. | |||||||
Keywords:
battery, burn, repair, vapor, automotive repair, vehicle, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, gasoline
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 126117001 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. |