Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1309659.015 - Ameriwaste, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1309659.015

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 04/18/2018

Site Address:
Ameriwaste, Llc
7130 Kit Kat Rd.
Elkridge, MD 21075

Mailing Address:
7130 Kit Kat Rd., Elkridge, MD 21075

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562119/Other Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/11/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1333477

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105249.015

Event: 04/17/2018

Employee is caught by heat flash of hydraulic fluids and is

At 10:00 a.m. on April 17, 2018, an employee was attempting to MIG weld a pinhole leak in a dump truck's hydraulic reservoir and triggered the welder, causing an arc and subsequent flash of residual vapors. The employee suffered second degree burns on his left forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Flammable Vapors, Forearm, Hydraulic Fluid, Welder

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1309659.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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