Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083806 - Employee Is Burned in Fire Ball

Accident Summary Nr: 200083806 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/13/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314400409	08/13/2010	1611	237310	B & W Paving And Landscaping, Llc

Abstract: On August 13, 2010, Employee #1 was next to a hydraulic line on a paving machine and it failed and spewed hydraulic oil on him. The oil ignited due to propane torches that heat the paving machine, creating a fire ball. Employee #1 received second and third degree burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, LUBRICATING FLUID, EQUIPMENT FAILURE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314400409			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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