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Accident Summary Nr: 14332993 - ENTERED OXYGEN ENRICHED ATMOSPHERE; CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14332993 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/29/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100359272	01/31/1986	3312	0	Atlantic Steel Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100359280	01/31/1986	7349	0	Valley Systems Company Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A 4 FOOT WIDE BY 6 FEET DEEP WELL TO SIZE IT UP FOR CLEANING. THE CIGARETTE HE WAS SMOKING STARTED SPARKING, IGNITING HIS CLOTHING. HIS CLOTHING BURNED FURIOUSLY. HE SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS OVER 70% OF HIS BODY AND LATER DIED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE WELL HAD BECOME ENRICHED WITH OXYGEN BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN AN OXYGEN LINE RUNNING BENEATH THE WELL.

Keywords: WELL, SMOKING, BURN, OXYGEN, CONFINED SPACE, FIRE, GAS LEAK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100359272					Occupation Not Listed
2	100359280			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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