Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777995 - Employee burned when cutting torch catches clothes on fire

Accident Summary Nr: 777995 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/24/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102095676	04/28/1987	1542	0	Utah Construction & Development

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on his own after hours, removing duct work from a ceiling for another company. He was working from a stepladder and was using a cutting torch to cut through the duct work. He had cut a section so that it would drop to the floor, but one end of the duct was still connected. When the duct fell, it hit either the employee or the ladder and Employee #1 fell to the floor. The cutting torch ignited his clothing. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns from the waist up.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, DUCT, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, TORCH, FALL, STRUCK BY, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102095676			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Carpenters

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