Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449237 - Employee's Leg and Arm Are Amputated in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202449237 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310603527	10/17/2008	5093	423930	Daniel Corona & Maria Saens Dba Corona Scrap Metal

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on May 8, 2008, Employee #1 was working at an unlicensed scrap metal business in the backyard of a residence. The employer left to sell some processed metal scrap. Employee #1 had been left alone to continue cutting up metal. He was attempting to open the valve on a green oxygen bottle with a hammer. He struck the valve of the oxygen bottle, and it exploded. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and his left leg above the knee and his left arm below the elbow were amputated.

Keywords: OXYGEN, AMPUTATED, GAS, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310603527			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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