Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105292.015 - Employee cutting rebar is burned when clothing ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 105292.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313818.015	05/02/2018		238120	Lone Star Forming, Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was cutting rebar at a building construction project. Sparks ignited his clothing, and Employee #1 was burned. He was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for second and third degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Clothing, Construction, Electric Saw, Erection Process, Fire, Rebar, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1313818.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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