Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1248109.015 - Horizon Building Concepts

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1248109.015

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 07/18/2017

Site Address:
Horizon Building Concepts
3921 West Lincoln Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215

Mailing Address:
2374 South Woodward St., Milwaukee, WI 53207

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 541990/ All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/18/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1241875	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100360.015

Event: 07/18/2017

Two employees are caught in explosion of natural gas system

At 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2017, two employees were refueling their compressed natural gas (CNG) van when the CNG system failed and exploded. The employees suffered leg amputations due to shrapnel wounds as well as sustaining several lacerations. Details surrounding the amputations were unclear from the incident report. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Compressed Gas, Explosion, Laceration, Leg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1248109.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction
2	1248109.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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