Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200540490 - Employee dies of burns when clothing ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 200540490 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 03/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123316127	03/21/2000	4499	0	Pitt-Marine Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was welding a 14 in. square access hatch onto a fuel tank when his clothing caught on fire. He sustained second- and third-degree burns over 34 percent of the body and was hospitalized. He died on March 16, 2000, as a result of his burn injuries.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ACETYLENE TORCH, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDER, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123316127			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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