Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14539142 - IGNITED VAPORS FROM DRUM WHILE CUTTING BRACKETS; EXPLODED

Accident Summary Nr: 14539142 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/25/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14787758	10/29/1984	1611	0	W L Harper Construction Co

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 25, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A WELDING/CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BRACKETS LOOSE FROM A TRAILER FRAMEWORK. THE TRAILER WAS USED TO SPRAY CONCRETE CURING COMPOUND. A 55 GALLON GALLON DRUM WAS MOUNTED ON THE TRAILER ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE BRACKETS. THE TORCH APPARNTLEY IGNITED FUMES FROM THE DRUM, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AND SUSEQUENT FIRE. EMPLOYEE #2, ALTHOUGH SUSTAINING NO VISIBLE INJURIES WHEN HE WAS THROWN BACKWARDS BY THE EXPLOSION, WAS HOSPITALIZED. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 SUSTAINED BURNS AND WERE HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, EXPLOSION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14787758	Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Heavy equipment mechanics
2	14787758	Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light
3	14787758	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Surveying and mapping technicians
4	14787758	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Surveying and mapping technicians

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