Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043627 - Employees get hospitalized from roof fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201043627 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 01/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311637748	01/25/2008	7011	721120	Monte Carlo Resort & Casino
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311639280	01/25/2008	1791	238120	Union Erectors, Llc

Abstract: On January 25, 2008 Employee #1 of Union Erectors, LLC., was performing hot work operations on an upper platform of the roof along with a team of co-workers. They were installing a platform davit system (catwalk) that would encompass the entire interior wall. While installing the catwalk, the employees were using a "saws all", an angle grinder and an oxygen- acetylene torch to reach and remove welds that had been left there from the previous installation. A fire started when sparks or slag from the hot work operations landed on the lower section of an adjacent wall igniting a blaze. The fire continued to travel to the exterior facade and to several upper floors of the resort and casino. Sufficient precautions were not taken to guard against a fire and several resort employees were transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation after evacuation of the building was initiated. Employee #1 and #2 were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, FIRE, TORCH, CATWALK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311637748	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	311637748	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	311639280			Occupation not reported

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