OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295455

BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,WORK RULES,FIRE,MECHANIC,CONSTRUCTION,SPILL,GASOLINE

1985-11-25T00:00:00

Event: BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,WORK RULES,FIRE,MECHANIC,CONSTRUCTION,SPILL,GASOLINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14295455
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee burned when motor ignites

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on November 25, 1985, Employee #1, a mechanic with 15 day. The use of ppe was not required. years of experience, was repairing a gasoline-powered motor that was mounted on a trailer-type Rosco tack rig, SK6439. The rig is hauled by an industrial truck and is used to spread tack (tar) on a road surface before paving. Employee #1 w as having problems with the motor on the rig, which kept shutting off. When he d ismantled the sediment bowl on the motor to clean it and the lines, gasoline tha t had fallen on the clutch housing of the hot motor burst into flames. An availa ble fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire. Employee #1 was treated for burns at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, MD, and released the same

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
518

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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