Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201077609 - Employee Is Burned When Leaked Gas Ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 201077609 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315343269	01/18/2012	1711	238220	Pacific Rim Mechanical Contractor Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 12, 2011, Employee #1, an employee of Pacific Rim Mechanical Contractor Inc., was installing a gas valve. A leak of propane gas from another source ignited and burned the face and arms of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, GAS, GAS LEAK, PROPANE, ARM, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315343269			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mechanical engineering technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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