Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201121423 - Employee burned when acetylene gas ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 201121423 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125517300	03/31/1999	7699	0	Bay City Boiler & Engineering Co., Inc.

Abstract: On March 31, 1999, Employee #1 entered the fire chamber of a firebox boiler to make repairs. The chamber is small and considered a confined space. The space was free of hazardous and toxic contaminants at the time Employee #1 entered. Employee #1 entered the space with an oxy-acetylene torch. Employee #1 had to lie down to do the welding. As he was welding some molten slag fell on him and started to burn him. Employee #1 scraped the slag off of him and in doing so dropped the torch which then extinguished. The escaping oxy-acetylene gas quickly filled the chamber and ignited when Employee #1 tried to light the torch again. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns to the face and side of his body.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, CONFINED SPACE, ACETYLENE, BOILER, FIRE, TORCH, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125517300			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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