Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170722011 - Employee burned when clothes ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 170722011 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119666733	09/15/1995	3312	0	U S Pipe & Foundry Company, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an oxygen lance to remove metal slag, or skull, from the air intake ports (tuyeres) on the inside of a large melting crucible or cupola. He was suspended on a platform approximately 15 ft above the floor when his outer clothing ignited, resulting in second-degree burns to his inside thigh and groin. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries. The ignition was caused by oxygen impregnation of Employee #1's clothing due to a leak in the oxygen lance connector apparatus.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, OXYGEN, FIRE, THIGH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LINE CONNECTOR, PELVIS, GAS LEAK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119666733			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Millwrights

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