Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100679.015 - Employee using cutting torch sustains burns to face and arms

Accident Summary Nr: 100679.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276884.015	11/14/2017		238910	Hero Demolition, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on November 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a demolition company, was working on a building demolition. He was operating a 6-foot Flame Tech Scorpion cutting torch, using propane and oxygen as fuel for the torch, and cutting a pipe that was determined to contain residual diesel fuel or combustible vapor. There was a fiery explosion, and Employee #1 sustained burns to his face and both arms. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for his burns.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Construction, Demolition, Face, Fire, PPE, Pipe, Torch, Vapor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1276884.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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