Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112870.015 - Two employees are injured in explosion during welding

Accident Summary Nr: 112870.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373265.015	01/07/2019		237120	Hfotco, Llc

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on January 5, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a fuel oil storage facility, were holding a flange that was to be welded. An explosion occurred, and an isolation test plug ejected and struck Employee #1, impaling him in the groin. Both employees were burned. The employees were transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for their injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Ejected, Explosion, Impaled, Pipe, Pipe Plug, Test Equipment, Welding

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1373265.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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