Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343901 - Employees Injured When Electric Wrench Ignites Sewer Gas

Accident Summary Nr: 202343901 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305268765	07/16/2002	9511	0	Anne Arundel County Government

Abstract: On July 16, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were working in an air release valve vault on a sewage piping system while Employees #3, #4, #5 and #6 were standing above the vault. An electric impact wrench ignited the sewer gas, causing a flash fire. Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 received second-and-third degree burns. Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were hospitalized and treated for burns and scalding.

Keywords: BURN, SEWER, FIRE, GAS, SEWAGE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Water and sewage treatment plant operators
2	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
6	305268765	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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