Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160822.015 - Employee receives 2nd and 3rd degrees burns from welding fir

Accident Summary Nr: 160822.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1703832.015	10/16/2023		237120	C&S Lease Service, L.C.

Abstract: At 10:30 am, on October 16, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a construction gas & oil support contractor. Coworkers were cutting and welding an eye lifting plate on a compressor skid. A fire hazard consisting of miscellaneous petroleum products had been allowed to accumulate on, in, and around the compressor skid area. A fire occurred when welding began. Employee #1 was acting as the fire watch. Employee #1 attempted to fight the fire with an extinguisher when he was overwhelmed by the flames. Employee #1 received 2nd and 3rd degree burns to approximately 90 % of his body and was hospitalized. Employee #1 died two days later.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Burn, Fire, Fire Extinguisher, Fire Watch, Flammable Liquid, Open Flame, Petroleum, Torch, Torch burning, Torch cutting, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1703832.015	20	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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