Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463899 - Employee Is Burned While Using Torch Near Gas Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 202463899 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310194568	10/05/2006	0214	112410	Hay Brothers Sheep

Abstract: At approximately 8:52 a.m. on October 3, 2006, Employee #1 was a farm laborer, working at a sheep ranch. He was using an oxygen acetylene cutting torch to cut a truck into small pieces to be sent to the salvage yard. He had removed several sections of the truck, including the vehicle gasoline tank, and left the pieces on the ground around the truck. He was leaning over the gasoline tank while cutting the main truck frame with the torch. Employee #1 was injured when molten metal from the cutting operation fell into the gasoline tank, which caused a flash fire that resulted in second and third degree burns to his arms, legs, chest, back, and face. He was hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center.

Keywords: BURN, ACETYLENE TORCH, PPE, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, FIRE, SCRAP METAL, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310194568			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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