Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560109 - Employee burned while welding, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201560109 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126773639	06/30/1997	1799	0	Mm Cathodic Protection Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing over a 2 ft by 2 ft cut-out opening on an underground gasoline tank, using a CA15 cad welder to weld a #8 wire. The process resulted in a flash because of the flammable atmosphere within the tank. Employee #1 sustained severe burns; he died at a later date (June 2, 1997) of complications from his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, EXPLOSION, GASOLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126773639			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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