Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170667653 - Employee Suffers Burns When He Retrieves Item from Van

Accident Summary Nr: 170667653 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 09/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123292203	06/19/2002	1711	0	3d'S Heating And Air Conditioning, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 1, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker, riding in a company-owned utility van, arrived at a building where Employee #1 was going to fire caulk around some pipe chases that had been installed a few days earlier. He got out of the van and opened the rear door of the utility van to get a 6-ft stepladder. While pulling out the ladder, Employee #1 heard a rush of air and felt a flash on his arms and face. He sustained second-degree burns to his face, hands, neck, and arms. Coworkers telephoned Ridgefield emergency medical services who transported Employee #1 to the Bridgeport Burn Center where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, FLASHBACK, NECK, ARM, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123292203			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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