Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 879965 - Employee dies after being burned over 75 percent of body

Accident Summary Nr: 879965 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 10/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107114944	10/27/1992	1771	0	Triton Corporation

Abstract: Employees were preparing a pug mill for hot mix at a portable asphalt batch plant. The pug mill was plugged, so the employees were heating the pumps and lines with a propane torch. While the employees were heating the lines, the return line ruptured and caught on fire. Employee #1 was engulfed in flames and suffered 3rd-degree burns over 75 percent of his body. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to a special burn center. He died 14 days later at the burn center.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, PROPANE TORCH, RUPTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107114944			Fatality	Dermatitis	Occupation not reported

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