Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112489.015 - Two employees are injured during welding explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 112489.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369662.015	01/07/2019		237120	Sunland Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on January 5, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 and two coworkers, employed by a pipeline construction company, were working at a multi-employer job site. As a flange was being welded to an isolation test plug, an explosion and fire occurred. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were burned. Employee #1 was impaled by a pipe in his groin. Emergency services transported the two employees to the hospital, where they were admitted and treated for their injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Explosion, Fire, Impaled, Pipe, Pipeline, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1369662.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury
2	1369662.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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