Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201702057 - Employee Is Burned While Burning Weeds

Accident Summary Nr: 201702057 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 03/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309811412	03/16/2006	4971	221310	Hudson Bay District Improvement Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 9, 2006, Employee #1 was burning weeds in irrigation ditches near Umpine, Oregon. He put approximately 27 gallons of gasoline into a spillway area below the access road. The wind carried gasoline vapors through a culvert under the road to a location, where the vapors were ignited by smoldering tumbleweeds or the pilot light on the propane torch. Employee #1 was injured, when the gasoline ignited and burned his face and hands.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, DITCH, PROPANE TORCH, FACE, GASOLINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309811412			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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