MIAMI, FLORIDA—
SEA HUNTER INC.
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Final narrative
Two employees were at Blackpoint Marina to repair a fuel leak on a customer's boat. The employees identified a corroded fuel valve (pickup) and replaced it. They were checking for additional leaks when a small explosion occurred in the bilge area. The ignition source may have been static electricity from a cell phone. Both employees received burns to their hands and faces and were hospitalized.
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