Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14251185 - Employee burned from heavy metal and oxygen fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14251185 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 01/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18482398	02/27/1989	8069	0	Lennox Baker Childrens Hospital

Abstract: An oxygen regulator ignited and burned as Employee #1 was turning on the regulator. The brass housing of the regulator and the internal parts served as the fuel in the oxygen rich atmosphere. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns on his arm.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, REGULATOR VALVE, FIRE, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18482398			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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