Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 143687.015 - Employee is burned when pants catch fire while torch cutting
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1578012.015 | 59 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters |