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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262539

FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,GASOLINE,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION

Event
FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,GASOLINE,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14262539
Report ID
452110

Event description

Employees cleaning brushes injured when gasoline ignites

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using gasoline to clean paint brushes when the gasoline ignited from an unknown cause. Employees #1 through #3 were injured.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 9 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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