Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562261 - Employee Contacts Torch Flame, Is Burned, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201562261 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312407935	03/13/2009	3441	332312	Brahma Group Inc

Abstract: On March 13, 2009, Employee #1 was using an Oxygen/Acetylene cutting torch equipped with a rosebud tip to provide heat for the small shop area in which he was working. The torch was placed on top of a metal bucket approximately 10 in above the ground. At some point Employee #1's leg came in contact with the flame. Employee #1's body was fully engulfed in flames. Employee #1's coworkers used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for second and third degree burns, where he later died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, ACETYLENE TORCH, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FIRE, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312407935			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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