Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201692407 - Employee Is Burned by Welding Torch

Accident Summary Nr: 201692407 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 10/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309144848	10/19/2005	2731	511130	National Steel And Shipbuilding Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m., on October 12, 2005, Employee #1 was relighting an Oxygen/Natural Gas fed torch at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. He was injured, when the torch got stuck in his right hand glove, burning his right hand. The torch was manufactured by Victor. The gloves were manufactured by Rhino. The employee had been trained, but was not paying attention while lighting the torch. Employee #1 was hospitalized for the burn.

Keywords: BURN, SHIPYARD, WELDER, TORCH, HAND, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309144848			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Boilermakers

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