Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200041804 - Employee Is Killed in Building Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200041804 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 05/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315507046	05/16/2011	1799	238990	T.C. Thompson Builders Inc.

Abstract: On November 11, 2011, Employee #1 was working inside of a building under construction. Coworker #1 was using a chop saw to cut the frame of a building. The cut saw produced sparks as it cut, and those sparks set nearby insulation on fire. The fire spread throughout the building and killed Employee #1.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, CIRCULAR SAW, SPARK, THERMAL INSULATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315507046			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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