Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638038 - Two Employees Receive Burns in Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201638038 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312300726	08/19/2008	1521	236115	Majoahrens Construction Llc

Abstract: On August 15, 2008, Employee #1, owner of a construction company, and Employee #2 sustained serious second and third degree burns, when they attempted to remove gasoline cans stored in a residential basement after one of the cans caught fire from the flame of a nearby natural gas hot water heater. They were hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, WATER HEATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312300726			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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