Vehicle or machinery fire · Thermal burns third degree or higher
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Racetrac, Inc., 2009 Mayport Road, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32233
on — Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pressure washing the parking lot. He walked over to fuel station #3 and began fueling the plastic container with 87 octane gasoline. The container overflowed and caught on fire, burning the employee. The employee sustained third-degree burns to his torso, both arms and both legs.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Petroleum-based fuels
An employee was carrying a tray of food to the hot bar when she slipped on grease and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a compression fracture to her neck and required surgery.
An employee was pulling product to restock when they were struck in the head by an overhead ceiling tile, resulting in a head contusion and internal bleeding.
While sweeping the parking area of a pump island, an employee was struck by a car that had just pulled away from the gas pumps. The employee suffered a fractured ankle and required surgery.
Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.
Two employees were replacing cartridge filters at the recycle oil filter in a hydrocracking unit. While removing compression springs from the top of the filters located within the filter pot, vapors that had accumulated within the filter tubes ignited, causing a flash fire. Both employees suffered burns to multiple body parts and were hospitalized.
An employee was performing diagnostic work on a vehicle engine. As the employee was leaning over the front of the vehicle, the engine was activated. A fuel leak had produced fumes around the engine, and the ignition spark ignited them. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands, both biceps, and the upper chest area.
An employee was checking the fuel level of a ride-on sprayer. While refueling the sprayer, fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their jaw and right thumb.
Two employees were working in the kitchen area of a food trailer. There was a sudden burst of fire in the kitchen, and both employees were engulfed by deflagration of gas which oriented from a propane-powered griddle. They suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns to their head, face, arms, and legs.
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