Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623667 - Employee Suffers Burns When Road Compactor Catches Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201623667 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 04/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316792555	04/15/2013	1521	236115	Lawrence G Bowen & Clare Rogers Bowen

Abstract: On April 9, 2013, Employee #1 was operating a road compactor. The compactor caught fire and burned the employee. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for multiple burns to his body. The employee remained hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, MACHINE OPERATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316792555			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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