Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023546 - Employee Is Burned When Gun Powder Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201023546 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300754140	09/21/2011	3499	332999	James D. Carlsen Dba Carlsen And Associates

Abstract: On September 19, 2011, Employee #1 was working for a business in Healdsburg, CA that fabricated metal fixtures, primarily for the wine industry. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 was welding a work piece on a table top, and a canister of gunpowder under the work table presumably exploded. Employee #1 was sent to the St Francis Burn Center and hospitalized for treatment of first, second, and third degree burns. The employer notified the Santa Rosa District Office about the injury at approximately 8:50 a.m. on September 21, 2011.

Keywords: BURN, EXPLOSIVES, FIRE, WELDING, EXPLOSION, SKIN, POWDER, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300754140			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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