Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200552529 - Employee Dies and One Is Injured in Acetylene Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200552529 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304479868	09/23/2002	1761	0	Allen Foster Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: On September 23, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 used an acetylene/oxygen torch to cut sheet metal. Employee #1 stood near an enclosed box built into the side of the contractor's work trailer, waiting for Employee #2 to finish cutting a piece of sheet metal. As Employee #2 worked, sparks from his job ignited acetylene gas that was escaping from the enclosed box next to Employee #1. The resulting explosion blew the doors off the box. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by one of the doors and by a piece of sheet metal. Employee #2 was struck by a small piece of metal and sustained lacerations, but he did not require hospitalization. An investigation revealed that acetylene was escaping from the box because a second hose was attached to the gas cylinder and was leaking acetylene.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, ACETYLENE, GAS, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, GAS LEAK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304479868			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	304479868			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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