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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 127366714 - Drive-Con, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Drive-Con, Inc.
8225 Washington Blvd.
Jessup, MD 20794
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/30/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/15/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100960350 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, the parts manager, and a coworker were trying to start a car in the employer's garage. when the car backfired, igniting a plastic lid containing gasoline that Employee #1 was holding. Employee #1 had poured gas into the carburetor from a plastic aerosol spray paint can. He told the coworker to start the car, and then stepped away from the engine. The car backfired, startling Employee #1, and the gas either spilled and ignited or ignited and then spilled onto him. Employee #1 sustained second- and third-degree burns over 18 percent of his body, mostly on the left side. Neither employee had been assigned to start the car, but they had taken it upon themselves. Employee #1 should not have been holding the gasoline container while the coworker started the car.
Keywords: BURN, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, SPILL, GASOLINE, GAS CAN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127366714 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Stock and inventory clerks |