Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115227.015 - Employee sustains burns from sparks from welding torch

Accident Summary Nr: 115227.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 03/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1392047.015	04/10/2019		331511	Waupaca Foundry, Inc., Plant 4

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2019, an employee was cutting a jam up inside of the gate and sprue with a oxygen acetelyne torch and several sparks landed on his arm. The employee's burns turned into cellulitis, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Spark, Torch, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1392047.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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