Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 837864 - Employee burned when natural gas in trench ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 837864 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103227302	05/03/2000	1623	0	Treble Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were in a trench installing water lines to homes. The backhoe excavator bucket struck a gas line, but they continued to work in the trench. Employee #1 began to light a cigarette when the spark from his lighter ignited the gas in the trench. A fire erupted and Employee #1 sustained burns.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, TRENCH, SMOKING, SPARK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103227302			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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