Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98420.015 - Employee is cutting radiator off from truck using an acetyle

Accident Summary Nr: 98420.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257740.015	08/14/2017		441310	Lkq Heavy Truck Jackson

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 11, 2017, an employee was cutting a radiator from a semi truck using a cutting torch and inadvertently cut a Freon line. The employee burned his face when the Freon ignited and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Acetylene Torch, Burn, Chemical, Compressed Gas, Face, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1257740.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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