Accident: 170133763 - Burned When Engine Backfires And Gasoline Ignites
Employee #1, of Inter City Sales, Inc., was attempting to start a 1970 Ford Model 600 cab-over truck that had not been started for some time. To prime the carburetor, the air cleaner was removed and gasoline from a coffee can was poured into the carburetor prior to turning the engine over. Employee #1 stepped back 6 to 7 feet and told the other workers to do the same because the engine might backfire. The engine did backfire when the starter was activated and the resulting fireball ignited the partially full can of gasoline he held in his hand. The polyester coat Employee #1 was wearing also caught fire; it was extinguished and the coat removed by his coworkers. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to his hands and arms.
burn, flammable vapors, gasoline, fire, truck, work rules, flammable liquid, carburetor
Accident: 170628028 - Touches Fan Blade Of Running Engine
Employee #1 was working as a mechanic, adjusting the carburetor on a forklift truck. He was using the throttle linkage at the carburetor to rev the engine as he made adjustments. His hand slipped and his finger contacted the fan blade. The engine had to be running during this adjustment period.
slip, carburetor, finger, engine, fan blade, mechanic, industrial truck, interlock
Accident: 170152276 - Burned When Carburetor Blows Back
Employee #1 was attempting to start a customer's motor vehicle by pouring gasoline into the carburetor as the customer turned on the ignition. The carburetor blew back through the air intake port, the gasoline ignited, and splashed on Employee #1. He was severely burned on his face, left arm, and hand.
gasoline, burn, face, arm, hand, work rules, carburetor, motor vehicle, flammable liquid, ignition system
Accident: 693028 - Gasoline Ignited, Burning Employee
EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WORKED AS A PARTS MAN, GOT A PLASTIC JUG OF GASOLINE FROM A PICKUP TRUCK AND USED IT TO TRY TO START A 1 TON TRUCK BY POURING GASOLINE INTO THE TRUCK'S TANK AND CARBURETOR. THE TRUCK STARTED AND RAN MOMENTARILY ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE SECOND TIME HE TRIED, SOME GAS WHICH HAD SPILLED AROUND THE CARBURETOR IGNITED AND BURNED HIM AROUND THE RIGHT ARM AND CHEST AREA, AND HIS BACK.
burn, gasoline, fire, carburetor, combustible liquid, non-approved gas can, work rules, chest, back, arm
Accident: 14525786 - Burned When Spilled Gasoline Ignited By Engine Backfire
>EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED TO DEATH WHEN HE SPILLED GASOLINE ON HIMSELF TRYING TO START AN ENGINE BY POURING GASOLINE INTO AN OPEN CARBURETOR. THE ENGINE BACKFIRED THROUGH THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL OVER BACKWARDS AND SPILL GASOLINE FROM THE CONTAINER ONTO HIMSELF. HIS CLOTHING IGNITED AND HE WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
construction, carburetor, fire, gasoline, spill, clothing, engine, burn
Accident: 14223614 - Backfire Through Carburetor Ignited Gas Vapors, Caused Fire
ON JULY 8, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE ON A HIGHWAY TRUCK (1963 F-300 FORD). HE WAS ASSISTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN THE TRUCK FAILED TO START, EMPLOYEE #1 PUT SOME GASOLINE INTO AN OPEN-TOP CAN AND POURED SOME INTO THE CARBURETOR. THE IGNITION WAS ON AND THE ENGINE CRANKING. THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, IGNITING THE VAPORS. APPARENTLEY, EMPLOYEE #1 JERKED HIS HAND BACK WHEN THE VAPORS IGNITED, SPLASHING GASOLINE ON HIS CLOTHING. HIS CLOTHING THEN CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS BADLY BURNED ON THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS BODY AND HIS FACE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ST. JOSEPHS HOSPITAL, BURN UNIT, IN FORT WAYNE. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL ON JULY 17, 1985.
construction, gasoline, truck, flammable vapors, clothing, carburetor, fire, burn
