OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884684
LOADING,EXPLOSION,FUEL TRUCK,GASOLINE,LEG,BURN,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FIRE
Event description
Employee burned in fuel truck fire and explosion
Investigation abstract
At 11:30 a.m. PST, Employee #1 was filling a 500 gallon tank with gasoline. The s destroyed. Employee #1 suffered 1st- and 2nd-degree burns to both lower legs; he did not require hospitalization. tank was mounted on the bed of an 1978 International 2 1/2 ton truck that was us ed to transport diesel and gasoline for field servicing of heavy equipment. The refilling operation required an over-the-top open dome configuration. Employee # 1 acquired a gasoline hose with a hand-held nozzle; opened the dome cover; inser ted the nozzle with the spring loaded grip set in the open position; and closed the cover on the hose. Upon fuel flow, a flash fire erupted near the dome openin g and quickly spread to where Employee #1 was standing. He jumped from the vehic le, extinguished the fire on his pant legs, and evacuated the area. The truck wa
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 805
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- 1
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#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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