Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96435.015 - Employee is injured in explosion later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 96435.015 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 03/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240755.015	03/22/2017	0181	111422	317716249 - Iverson Family Farms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 21, 2017, Employee #1 was using a plasma torch to cut the top off a drum that contained old brake fluid. He was found unconscious but breathing with the plasma torch still operating in his hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died on June 16, 2017.

Keywords: Explosion, Flammable Vapors, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1240755.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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