Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125474.015 - Employee suffers burns from torch

Accident Summary Nr: 125474.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 10/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443002.015	11/06/2019		238910	Silverado Contractor'S Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 30, 2019, Employee #1, a laborer, was engaged in moving long steel rods to an area. A coworker was cutting the steel rods into sections as part of the demolition work with a torch. The torch has a four-foot handle. The coworker turned as Employee #1 approached the area. The lit torch struck Employee #1 in the upper right leg near the groin area. Employee #1 suffered burns to the upper right leg near the groin area and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Demolition, Excavation, Laborer, Leg, Steel, Struck By, Torch, Torch cutting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443002.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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