Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127262.015 - Employee sustains burns while using propane torch

Accident Summary Nr: 127262.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1468118.015	06/24/2020		561990	Summit Industrial Services

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on February 20, 2020, an employee was using a propane torch to cut a steel power press die. As the employee was cutting, he cut through a cylinder which contained a flammable liquid that ignited and briefly caught his hand and legs on fire. The employee sustained burns to his hand and leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Cutting, Die, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Hand, Ignite, Leg, Power Press, Propane Torch, Steel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468118.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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