OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211379
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRICAL,FIRE,IGNITION SYSTEM,E C,GASOLINE,ELECTRIC GENERATOR,GAS CAN,NON-APPROVED GAS CAN
Event description
FIRE - IGNITION WIRING IGNITED GAS SPILLED FROM UNAPPRVD CAN
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING A DAYTON GASOLINE-POWERED GENERATOR WITH 1 GALLON OF GAS FOREARM. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME. THE EMPLOYEE WAS A GLAZIER. REFUELING THE GENER ATOR WAS PART OF HIS JOB. HE HAD EARLIER ASKED ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE SPOU T BUT HAD USED THE CAN WITHOUT THE SPOUT ANYHOW. OLINE FROM A 2.5-GALLON NON-APPROVED SPOUTLESS GAS CAN. HE SPILLED GASOLINE OVER THE GENERATOR'S FUEL TANK AND ONTO THE MOTOR AND WIRING. HE REPLACED THE FUEL C AP AND STARTED THE GENERATOR. SPARKS FROM THE WIRING OR SPARK PLUG IGNITED THE G ASOLINE VAORS AND SET FIRE TO THE GENERATOR. THE PORTABLE GENERATOR MEASURED ABO UT 30 INCHES LONG BY 14 INCHES HIGH BY 17 INCHES WIDE, AND IT HAD A 1 GALLON GAS TANK. (IT WAS A DAYTON MODEL 159, 3500 WATT, 240 VOLT; SN 3W0141.) THE WEATHER WAS 88 DEGREES F, HIGH HUMIDITY, WINDS 4 - 8 MPH (FROM AIRPORT WEATHER REPORT). THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND, WRIST, AND
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 589
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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