Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201143948 - Employee is burned while cutting into drum

Accident Summary Nr: 201143948 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 07/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120223177	08/01/2003	5013	441310	Lapco Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on July 28, 2003, Employee #1 with Lapco, Inc. was cutting the top off of an empty 55-gallon drum with a hand-held oxy/acetylene torch. Vapors from the ethyl alcohol previously in the drum ignited, and the drum lifted off the ground. A coworker found Employee #1 on fire, used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, and then transported him to a LaHabra clinic. Employee #1 was subsequently hospitalized at UCI Burn Clinic in Orange, CA, for treatment of second- and third-degree burns to his head, neck, shoulders and arm.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, HEAD, VAPOR, ACETYLENE TORCH, ACETYLENE, DRUM, FIRE, TORCH, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120223177			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Automobile mechanics

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