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Accident Summary Nr: 14296461 - EMPLOYEE BURNED FEET AND LEGS AFTER SLIPPING INTO HOT WATER

Accident Summary Nr: 14296461 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18854505	09/24/1986	1711	0	Atlantic Welders Inc

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING ALONG A 5 INCH PIPELINE WHILE SETTING UP FOR A PRESSURE TEST. ABOUT 6 INCHES BELOW THE PIPE WAS ABOUT 8 INCHES OF STANDING HOT (STEAMING) WATER. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND FELL, FEET FIRST, INTO THE HOT WATER. HE SUSTAINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FEET AND LOWER LEGS. THE PIPE LINES WERE IN A 10 FOOT WIDE EXCAVATION, 13 FEET LONG, 8 FEET DEEP AND 15 FEET WIDE AT THE TOP.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FOOT, HOT WATER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18854505			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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