Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622306 - Employee dies of burns received while welding

Accident Summary Nr: 200622306 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 02/05/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306128265	02/05/2003	1796	238290	Jabezco Industrial Group Inc

Abstract: On February 5, 2003, Employee #1 was TIG welding on an open pipe when a combustible liquid (majeisol 47 oil) discharged from the pipe and covered his body. The oil was ignited by the welding operation and Employee #1 was killed of burns over approximately 95 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, WELDER, WELDING, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306128265			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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