Park Place Motorcars
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Park Place Motorcars | Report ID | 2019021526 |
| Address | 6113 Lemmon Ave | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75209 |
| Event Date | February 11, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Source of Injury | Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel |
| Secondary Source | Battery-vehicle | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.83000, -96.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee installed a fuel pump on a customer's car and was bleeding the air out of the fuel lines. When all of the air was bled out fuel started to spray out onto his face, chest, arm and hand. He jumped back to get away from the spraying fuel and the wrench he was using to loosen the fuel line touched the positive terminal on the battery and caused a spark which ignited the fuel. The employee suffered third degree burns to the right hand.
Incident Summary
On February 11, 2019, a worker at Park Place Motorcars in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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