Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 18181560 - Employee dies of burns sustained in gasoline fire

Accident Summary Nr: 18181560 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18181560	03/03/1998	7538	0	Do-All Enterprises

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 2, 1998, Employee #1 removed a fuel tank from a 1988 Chevrolet Astro minivan to replace a bad fuel pump. The fuel tank, which was approximately three-quarters full, was balanced on a portable hydraulic jack. It tipped over and gasoline spilled onto the shop floor. The gasoline vapors reached a source of ignition, which apparently was the pilot light/burners on the gas furnace, which were within 8 ft of where the fuel tank had been removed. A fire erupted and Employee #1 sustained burns, from which he died.

Keywords: BURN, PILOT LIGHT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, GASOLINE, TANK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18181560			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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