Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494457 - Mechanic Is Burned While Using Torch

Accident Summary Nr: 201494457 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312918907	12/21/2010	7549	488410	Romo'S Towing Service

Abstract: At about 4:05 p.m. on September 28, 2010, Employee #1, a mechanic with Romo's Towing Service, was using a cutting torch to remove brackets from the frame of a wrecked truck. The truck's fuel tank had been removed. When Employee #1 inadvertently severed the diesel fuel line near the engine, the heated fuel in the tubing sprayed on him and was ignited by the torch. He was hospitalized at Community Regional Medical Center for left arm and torso burns.

Keywords: BURN, FUEL LINE, DIESEL FUEL TANK, FIRE, MECHANIC, TORSO, TORCH, TRUCK, ARM, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312918907			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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