OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004910

BURN,FIREFIGHTER,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,EXPLOSION,AUTOMOBILE,FACE,GASOLINE

1988-05-02T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FIREFIGHTER,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,EXPLOSION,AUTOMOBILE,FACE,GASOLINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1004910
Report ID: 253660

Event description

Six fire fighters injured in gasoline explosion

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:52 on May 2, 1988, Employees #1 through #6 and coworkers, al l City of Rochester fire fighters, responded to a fire at a multi-car garage. Th e fire fighters were pouring water on the blaze when gasoline in a car exploded. A huge fireball blew across the 20 foot driveway south of the building, injurin g all six employees. Employee #1 suffered multiple burns and Employees #1through 5 suffered face burns. Employees #1 through #3 were hospitalized.

Victims (6)

#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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