Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14354039 - Employee dies after being burned while welding

Accident Summary Nr: 14354039 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18349092	06/25/1991	1711	0	Mahaffey Refrigeration, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to replace a gas line on a small compressor for a walk-in freezer. The compressor was located within a fenced area that was small and confined. Employee #1 was using acetylene and oxygen cylinders, 10 and 20 cubic feet respectively, a Uniweld torch, type 170, a Uniweld acetylene regulator, MC-18R, and a Uniweld oxygen regulator, RU. Apparently, the compressor vibrated excessively, causing the gas line to separate from its connection. There was a backfire that caused a flashback or flareback to the acetylene regulator. Employee #1 was burned over 40 percent of his body. He died of complications three weeks later. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, CONFINED SPACE, CYLINDER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, TORCH, FLASHBACK, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18349092			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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