Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291686 - Employee's lower legs amputated after being burned by torch

Accident Summary Nr: 14291686 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 01/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105710404	01/26/1989	5093	0	Lsm Roanoke Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 19, 1989, Employee #1 was using an acetylene torch to dismantle railway cars into scrap when the section on which he was working fell, pinning him under the metal. The burning torch was pinned by his side, igniting his clothing. Employee #1 sustained severe burns, resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee and his left leg being amputated above the knee.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, ACETYLENE TORCH, DISMANTLING, PINNED, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105710404			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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