Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042538 - Employee burned in natural gas line break and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201042538 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309411981	02/15/2006	1731	238210	Acme Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On February 14, 2006, Employee #1 and coworkers were excavating a trench to run a power line for a Las Vegas hotel/casino. They accidentally struck a gas line, sparking a major fire. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EXCAVATION, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309411981			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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