OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379648
ST. JOHN'S CENTER
SPRINGFIELD, OH·
Event description
EMPLOYEE BURNED WHEN GASOLINE VAPORS IGNITED, LATER DIED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER A SHADE TREE USING GASOLINE TO CLEAN A PAINT ROLLER. ANOTH ER EMPLOYEE POURED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS INTO THE ROLLER PAN, THEN MOVED AWAY TO SET THE GAS CAN DOWN. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON FIRE. EMPLOYEE #1 RECIEVED BURNS TO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF HIS BODY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUL Y 25, 1986, AND THE EMPLOYEE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1986. IT WAS VERY HOT AND HUMI D THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOURCE OF IGNITION FOR THE GASOLINE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 16 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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