Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133968.015 - Employee is burned after explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 133968.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519332.015	03/11/2021		332999	Weld Worx, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on March 9, 2021, an employee was working on a welder. The welder would not start. The fuel tank of the welder exploded after there was air blown into it to unclog it. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to the arms and face.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Explosion, Face, Fuel Tank, Welder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1519332.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause:

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