Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116352.015 - Employee sustains head injury when drum explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 116352.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401850.015	05/17/2019		484121	Bradway Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on May 15, 2019, an employee was cutting the top off of a drum using an acetylene torch and did not purge or vent it prior to it being cut. The employee was caught in an explosion that occurred and was hospitalized with a head injury.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Caught In, Drum, Explosion, Head

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1401850.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury

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