OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418106

PORT CITY IMPORTS INC

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX· 2021-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Burn, Chest, Face, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Fuel Tank, Gas, Gasoline, Hand, Ignite, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Purging, Struck By, Vapor
NAICS: 441110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345680052
Employer profile: PORT CITY IMPORTS INC
Summary number: 221418106
Report ID: 0626000

Event description

Employee burns chest, face and hands when gas vapors ignite

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was purging fuel from a gas tank when the gas vapors ignited. The employee incurred burns to his chest, face and hands, and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
14

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