Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200926384 - Employee Burned When Desel Fuel Ignited, Later Died
Accident: 200926384 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/23/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316611854 | 07/23/2012 | 2411 | George Rogers Logging | ||||
On July 23, 2012, Employee #1 was filling a portable tank with diesel fuel. The flammable vapors from the diesel fuel ignited. The employee was in contact of the vapors and was burned. Employee #1 was transported to VCU Medical Center, where he died from the burn injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, refueling, fire, ignition system, fuel oil, tank
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 316611854 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Timber cutting and logging occupations |