Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480431 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CLOTHING IGNITED WHILE WELDING

Accident Summary Nr: 201480431 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125659334	08/29/1997	1611	0	Independent Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was seriously burned when his clothes ignited while air-arc-cutting on a fuel tank containing diesel fuel.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, HEAT, DIESEL FUEL TANK, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125659334			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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