ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
IN ATTEMPTING TO CHECK FOR NEED OF ANTI-FREEZE, DRIVER OPENED HOOD, FELT RADIATOR CAP AND IT WA SNOT TOO HOT TO TOUCH. DRIVER GRABBED THE CAP AND TWISTED IT AND WAS SCALDED IN THE FACE BY A GEYSER OF HOT COOLANT. DRIVER SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS OVER MOST OF FACE. *AK