Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14372924 - Employee burned when cigarette ignites oxygen explosion
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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102468246 | 05/05/1993 | 1711 | 0 | J. F. Ahern Co. |
Abstract: Employee #1 had used rubber tubing to fill his personal oxygen cylinder from the company-owned oxygen cylinder. His cylinder was in his pickup with a topper. Employee #1 opened the topper with a lit cigarette in his hand. An explosion occurred and Employee #1 was burned.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102468246 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |