Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314775560 - Engine Specialists, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Engine Specialists, Llc
2516 East Bainbridge Ave.
Kenner, LA 70062
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7538
NAICS: 811111/General Automotive Repair
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/09/2012
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/12/2012
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102657079 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $4,200 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $7,200 |
Current Penalty | $250 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $0 | $500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 04/09/2012 | 04/19/2012 | $250 | $4,200 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101200 H | 04/09/2012 | 04/19/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 02001 | Other | 19040039 A | 04/09/2012 | 04/17/2012 | $250 | $3,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On December 14, 2011, Employee #1, a co-owner and mechanic with Engine Specialists, LLC, was draining gas from a vehicle's gas tank into five gallon buckets. Employee #1 was changing a fuel pump on a Toyota Land Cruiser. Employee #1 picked up the fuel pump to test it, which ignited gasoline vapors on his clothing, which burst into flames. Employee #1 ran toward the outside and ran past a gasoline spill that was still on the ground from earlier in the day, igniting it. Employee #1 ran back into the shop and collapsed. He was hospitalized and sustained third degree burns on 91 percent his body. Employee #1 died two days later.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, OPEN FLAME, VAPOR, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, POURING, FIRE, MECHANIC, GASOLINE, PUMP
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 314775560 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Automobile mechanics |