Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539730 - Employee in Trench Is Injured by Gas Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202539730 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300869393	12/03/2008	1522	236116	Brownco Construction Company Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m., on November 22, 2008, Employee #1 was a construction laborer for the Brownco Construction Company., Inc. He was cutting a piece of rebar in a trench, using a Makita 4-1/2 in. grinder. He was standing in the trench that was approximately 2.5 to 3 ft deep. Employee #1 was injured when natural gas exploded in the trench after being ignited by a spark from the grinding. He was hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Hospital for treatment of first and second degree burns to his face and ears.

Keywords: BURN, GRINDER, HEAD, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, EAR, TRENCH, GAS, EXPLOSION, FACE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300869393			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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