Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201022225 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Metal Door

Accident Summary Nr: 201022225 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125474916	05/19/2009	8211	611110	Healdsburg High School

Abstract: At approximately 2:07 p.m. on May 18, 2009, Employee #1 was demonstrating welding to a High School student and was standing in front of a metal cabinet in the metal shop. When he ignited an acetylene torch, an explosion occurred from within the cabinet. The cabinet doors blew off and hit Employee #1 on both knees and legs. He suffered contusions and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, ACETYLENE, METAL SHOP, WELDING, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125474916			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Teachers, secondary school

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