Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 67809.015 - Employee using torch is burned and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 67809.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/26/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
994254.015	09/05/2014		423930	United Recycling Inc.

Abstract: At about 11:30 a.m. on August 26, 2014, Employee #1 was using an oxygen and propane cutting torch to cut a cylinder. He was last heard screaming for help and co-workers found him sitting on the ground severely burned and without a shirt. His torching vest, gloves, and goggles were neatly folded and sitting on the torching cart that he was using. Employee #1 received severe burns to the chest and abdomen and died.

Keywords: Burn, Chest, Clothing, Combustible Liquid, Explosion, Heat, PPE, Protective Clothing, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	994254.015	53	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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