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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14520027 - Employee Dies Of Burns After Combustible Liquid Ignites

**Accident: 14520027 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/24/1986**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101633212	11/25/1986	1795	National Wrecking Company Inc.
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101633220	11/25/1986	2819	Monsanto Company

Employee #1 was standing atop an accumulator, 63 inches above the ground, cutting a bolt with a cutting torch. The bolt held together a set of flanges that had a blind between them to hold combustible liquid on the upper side. As he cut the last remaining bolt, the flanges parted, releasing the combustible liquid above the blind. The liquid flowed onto Employee #1's chest and immediately ignited, engulfing Employee #1 in flames. He was burned to death.

Keywords: work rules, combustible liquid, burn, chest, fire, construction, torch, spill, cutting and burning

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	101633212			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	101633220					Occupation Not Listed

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