OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221356629

FIRST VEHICLE SERVICES, INC

FRISCO, CO· 2021-05-09T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Burn, Exploded, Explosion, Face, Head, Heat, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, High Temperature, Hot Water, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Mechanic, Overpressure, Oxygen, Repair, Scalp, Skin, Steam, Steam Cleaner, Steam Line, Struck By, Water
NAICS: 811198
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345313951
Employer profile: FIRST VEHICLE SERVICES, INC
Summary number: 221356629
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

Employee burns face and scalp when steam coil explodes

Investigation abstract

At 12:15 p.m. on May 9, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for an automobile repair shot was trying to get the correct fuel/oxygen mix on a steam cleaner mounted on a truck. The steam coil exploded due to overpressure and sensors not working to shut machine down. The employee was struck by the hot steam and was hospitalized to treat thermal burns to his face and scalp.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
505

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