Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170197560 - Welder killed when torch ignites oxygen leaking from pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170197560 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120195037	03/08/1995	1623	0	Blair Excavators, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside an excavation at a sewage plant using an acetylene torch to cut a pipe. The pipe was leaking oxygen and exploded. Employee #1 died in the ensuing fire. Employee #2, the owner, sustained 3rd-degree burns while trying to rescue Employee #1. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, OXYGEN, ACETYLENE TORCH, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, PIPE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120195037			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
2	120195037			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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