Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202081345 - Employee Receives Contusion in Welding Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202081345 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 02/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316454347	03/22/2012	1796	238290	Amec Kamtech, Inc.

Abstract: On February 12, 2012, two employees were welding on the interior of a 26 inch diameter stack at a height of 20 inch on scaffolding. Due to cold weather conditions, the employees were heating the metal to be welded with "rosebuds" fueled by oxygen/acetylene. After the metal was heated, one employee put down the torch and began welding operations. Hours later, his MIG welding unit unexpectedly had a pocket of gas ignite and blow the cover off of the welding unit, striking the other employee in the back of the neck approximately 25 feet away. That employee was diagnosed with a neck contusion at a hospital and returned to work.

Keywords: PPE, WELDING, TORCH, NECK, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316454347					Occupation not reported

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