Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 201405131 - Employee Burned By Hydraulic Fluid

**Accident: 201405131 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/01/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
127065985	05/08/2001	1794	B & V Construction Inc

On May 1, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a bulldozer. The hydryaulic hose burst, spraying the employee with hot fluid. Employee #1 was burned by the hot liquid but not hospitalized.

Keywords: burn, hydraulic fluid, equipment failure, hose, rupture

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	127065985			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Backfilling and compacting FatCause: Fire/explosion

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