Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93043.015 - Employee catches fire and is killed during welding operation

Accident Summary Nr: 93043.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 02/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1209638.015	02/09/2017		336611	Fraser Shipyards, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 6, 2017, an employee who was a fitter/boilermaker was using a hand held oxygen/acetylene torch to wash old welds from bulkhead ribs located between a ballast tank and a cargo hold inside a vessel. As the employee reached the lowest accessible point of the rib section being washed, which was at floor level, he became engulfed in flames. The fire watch and other members of the crew came to the employee's aid; however, they were too late. The employee suffered thermal burns throughout his body and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Compressed Gas, Fire, Ship, Shipyard, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1209638.015	53	M	Fatality		Boilermakers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.