Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120840.015 - Two employees incur burns from flash fire while cutting pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 120840.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 07/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415405.015	07/02/2019		236210	Lightning Construction Inc

Abstract: On July 1, 2019, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were cutting a pipe with a bandsaw when a flash fire occured due to the presence of produced water and sludge in the line. The employees incurred burns their faces, arms, backs, chests and abdomens and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Bandsaw, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Chest, Construction, Cutting, Face, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Ignite, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Toxic Fumes, Vapor, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair				9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1415405.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:
2	1415405.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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