Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202720090 - Welder Sustains Burns to Torso

Accident Summary Nr: 202720090 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316214873	01/24/2014	3441	332312	Herrick Corp Dba San Bernardino Steel Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 30, 2013, an employee was working as a welder. He was welding a steel plate onto a steel beam. The employee was doing long welding passes to heat up the metal, when he felt a hot sensation. He took off his welding helmet to find his shirt below his chest on fire. His abdomen to his waist was unprotected, because he was not wearing a leather bib. He sustained burns on his torso.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, STEEL PLATE, STEEL BEAM, PPE, WORK RULES, WELDER, TORSO, WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316214873			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters

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