Horseplay causes 3rd Degree Burns over 90% of body

Employee #1 was using an oxygen-acetylene torch to weld a sign to the top of a school bus in the southwestern bay of a six-bay garage. While performing this task, he sprayed water from a fire extinguisher onto a coworker walking by the bus. In retaliation, the coworker picked up a hubcap filled with liquid he thought was water (but was actually gasoline) and threw it at Employee #1, who was welding. As a result of this mutual horseplay, Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns over 90 percent of his body. The causal factors were lack of supervision, unsafe work practices, and, most importantly, an open container of gasoline in the garage.

Violations/PenaltiesSeriousWillfulRepeatOtherUnclassTotal
Initial Violations8412
Current Violations8412
Initial Penalty$2,800$0$0$140$0$2,940
Current Penalty$2,800$0$0$140$0$2,940
FTA Penalty$0$0$0$0$0$0
#Citation IDCitaton TypeStandard CitedIssuance DateAbatement Due DateCurrent PenaltyInitial PenaltyFTA PenaltyContestLatest EventNote
1.01001Serious19100106 E02 IVD08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
2.01002Serious19100132 A08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
3.01003ASerious19100252 D02 IIIA08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
4.01003BSerious19100252 D02 IV08/29/198609/09/1986$0$0$0 
5.01004Serious19100252 D02 XIIIA08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
6.01005Serious19100252 D02 XIVB08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
7.01006Serious19100252 D02 XIVC08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
8.01007Serious19100252 D02 XV08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
9.01008Serious19100252 E02 IB08/29/198609/09/1986$350$350$0 
10.02001AOther19040002 A08/29/198609/09/1986$140$140$0 
11.02001BOther19040005 A08/29/198609/09/1986$0$0$0 
12.02003Other19100157 C0408/29/198609/09/1986$0$0$0 
13.02004Other19100215 A0408/29/198609/09/1986$0$0$0 
14.02005Other19100215 B0908/29/198609/09/1986$0$0$0 

Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=17723511

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