Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118600.015 - Employee suffers third degree burns after clothes catch fire

Accident Summary Nr: 118600.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420553.015	08/02/2019		333318	K And N Sales And Service Corp

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 24, 2019, an employee was cutting metal bolts that were attaching an elevator leg to the top of a silo. The employee was cutting bolts on top of the silo with an oxy acetylene cutting torch. The wind came up and blew the flame back onto the employee's denim bib overalls, which caught on fire. Coworkers climbed the stairs and removed the employee's harness and clothes. The employee received third degree burns from his ankle to his upper thigh and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Ankle, Bolt, Burn, Cutting, Elevator, Fire, High Wind, Leg, Open Flame, Silo, Thigh, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420553.015	71	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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