Accident Report Detail
Accident: 97373.015 - Employee Receives Burns After Being Engulfed In Flames While
Accident: 97373.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/12/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1248625.015 | 07/19/2017 | Abe'S Trash Service, Inc. | |||||
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 12, 2017, Employee #1 was welding a patch on a diesel fuel tank. The diesel fuel tank had been removed from a Mack truck. As he welded the patch, the diesel fuel within the tank ignited. Employee #1 was e ngulfed in flames and suffered third degree burns on his body. Employee #1 was t ransported to a medical center, where he underwent burn treatment and was then h ospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
combustible liquid, diesel fuel tank, diesel truck, fuel truck, tank, welder, welding
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1248625.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters |