OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #943969
E. J. POPE & SON, INC.
SURF CITY, NC·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN FLASH FIRE RECEIVED BURNS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was delivering a load of gasoline to a retail establishment with a d rawn into the diesel engine blower causing the engine to explode, igniting the v apors causing a flash fire. The Employee #1 exited the cab, receiving burns of t he face, arms and hands. Employee #1 was transported to the Burn Center for trea tment. iesel powered tanker trailer. The gasoline was being pumped into a 3000- gallon above ground tank using the pump powered by the tractor engine which was running . The driver was monitoring the tank gage to prevent overfilling. The above grou nd tank contained some gasoline and would not hold the entire load. The tank met ers indicated it was approximately 300 gallons below its capacity. The driver we nt to the tractor cab to disengage the pump, and while sitting in the cab the ta nk overfilled and began spewing out gasoline from the vent pipe mounted on the t op of the above ground tank. The gasoline vapors engulfed the tractor and were d
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 49 Male
- Nature of injury
- Burn/Scald(Heat) (5)
- Part of body
- MULTIPLE (19)
- Accident type
- OTHER (14)
- Source of injury
- PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (35)
- Occupation
- Truck drivers, heavy (804)
- Human factor
- MALFUNC IN SECURING/WARNING OP (4)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 1340
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.