Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202539763 - Employee Is Burned In Flash Fire
Accident: 202539763 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/24/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300869211 | 11/04/2008 | 1611 | La City Public Works - Street Services | ||||
On October 24, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker drove a Unitized Asphalt Patcher (Model Number 144-CS, Serial Number CS-2412-05) to Hollywood yard to empty it at the end of a workday. The function of this truck is to use hot asphalt to patch potholes. The vehicle includes a build-in emulsion tank with a spray hose for cleaning, a conveyor to roll asphalt out from the patcher, and two burners at the front end to maintain asphalt at a designed temperature. Employee #1 was at the back of the truck, and had operated the conveyor to empty excess asphalt from the patcher. He then used the hose to spray E-SOY from the emulsion tank to clean inside the patcher. While spraying the sides of the back door, a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 was transported to Cedar Sinai Hospital, and then transferred to USC Burn Center, where he was hospitalized for second-degree burns to his right arm, right ear, and right side of his face. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, cleaning, fire, combustible liquid, flashback, arm, face, spraying rig
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 300869211 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Truck drivers, light | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |