Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462958 - Employee Is Burned While Soldering Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 202462958 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300832748	03/07/2006	1711	238220	Frank'S Rooter & Plumbing Service Inc.

Abstract: At around 2:05 p.m. on January 3, 2006, Employee #1 was soldering pipes when an unspecified material leaking from a cylinder caused a flash fire. He was hospitalized for third-degree burns on multiple parts of his body. Employee #1 had not been properly trained.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, SOLDERING TORCH, CYLINDER, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, PIPE, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300832748			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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