Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143687.015 - Employee is burned when pants catch fire while torch cutting

Accident Summary Nr: 143687.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1578012.015	02/15/2022		221310	Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 26, 2022, an employee was using an oxy-acetylene torch to cut a steel plate which was to be used as part of a shoring system for a deep excavation. While cutting the plate, his pants caught fire resulted in a serious burn to his right shin. The employee was hospitalized to treat a second-degree burn on his right shin which required a skin graft.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Burn, Clothing, Cutting, Excavation, Fire, Leg, Shoring, Steel Plate

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1578012.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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