TAMPA, FLORIDA—
Ito's Truck Wash, LLC.
Vehicle or machinery fire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ito's Truck Wash, LLC., 4012 Causeway Boulevard, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the gasoline tank on a tanker from the outside with water when a fire ignited, resulting in burns to his arms and torso.
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