Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843601 - Welder's hand severely burned

Accident Summary Nr: 170843601 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119634582	01/06/2004	3317	331210	Napa Pipe Corporation

Abstract: On December 26, 2003, Employee #1, a pipe fabricator and welder of Napa Pipe, was operating an OD welder, when he observed a pipe section which was caught on the shaker table feeding the welder. The employee raised the shaker table, causing two more sections of pipe to roll down toward him. The second pipe pulled him down on his knees and his right hand was caught between protruding welding pads on the second and third pipe sections. His hand was severely burned. Employee #1 was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. The employee was hospitalized at a later date for skin grafting.

Keywords: BURN, MACHINE OPERATOR, WELDER, WELDING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPE, HAND, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119634582			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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