Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492030 - Employees Receive Burns from a Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201492030 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310829478	03/03/2009	1623	237110	Browning Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 30, 2008, Employee #1 and #2 were conducting normal work duties as general laborers for a construction company. One employee was cleaning a section of a leaking propane gas line, while the other stood above the excavation site, when a flash fire occurred. The fire struck both employees, burning them. They were transported to a medical center where they were treated for their burns and hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EXCAVATION, CLEANING, FIRE, GAS, PIPELINE, GAS LEAK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310829478			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	310829478			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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