Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93725.015 - Employee receives burns while trying to light burner on fire

Accident Summary Nr: 93725.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 03/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215690.015	03/08/2017		238220	J M J Plumbing Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on March 2, 2017, an employee was trying to light the burner on the fire pit. The excess gas built up in the pit and the igniters lit the gas. The employee suffered third degree burns to the left arm and first degree burns to the face for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Face, Fire, Ignition System, Lockout/Tagout, Natural Gas

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	68

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1215690.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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