Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402591 - Employee burned in natural gas explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201402591 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127021343	10/20/1998	1623	0	Ameritech

Abstract: An employee was in a 1.1-meter-deep trench. A 16-millimeter-diameter plastic natural gas line was located in the trench. She had spliced a telephone service line and was using a torch to seal the shrink-wrap around the splice. The torch apparently ignited the natural gas, and the resulting explosion severely burned the employee. She was hospitalized for her injuries.

Keywords: BURN, TELECOM WORK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, NATURAL GAS, TRENCH, TORCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127021343			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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