Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202085015 - Employee injured in sewer pipe explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202085015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301525648	05/13/1996	1623	0	Phc Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a recently laid storm sewer pipe to plug the lifting hole in that section. He was using a Bic butane lighter for illumination when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The source of the combustible atmosphere was not determined.

Keywords: VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, GAS, EXPLOSION, LIGHTING, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301525648			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers

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