Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040384 - Three employees injured in boot pit explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200040384 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 01/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302272240	01/25/2000	1796	0	Second Edition, Inc.

Abstract: On January 22, 2000, Employees #1 through #3, arrived at Gore Brothers, Inc., in Clovis, NM, to replace a worn out section of a gravity-fed transition pipe feeding the leg of an elevator. Employees #1 and #2 entered the boot pit area, while Employee #3 stayed outside as an attendant. The first two employees began using a cutting torch to remove the 12 in. by 12 in. transition pipe. They were finishing the third cut when a flash explosion occurred. Employees #1 and #2 turned off the torch and were leaving the area when a second explosion blew out the top of the elevator leg. All three employees suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, and were flown to University Hospital in Lubbock, TX, for treatment. They were released during the following week.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, SMOKE, SMOKE INHALATION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302272240	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	302272240	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	302272240	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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