Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100225.015 - Employee doing overhead welding is burned

Accident Summary Nr: 100225.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273286.015	10/25/2017		236220	California Sheet Metal Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a sheet metal company, was working at a leased yard where general manufacturing of border patrol booths was taking place. Employee #1 was working from the first or second step of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He was engaged in overhead welding of the outside of a booth. Slag or sparks or another ignition source fell from the welding and landed between his welding apron and two cotton shirts he was wearing under the apron. His shirts ignited. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for burns to the left side of his torso that required surgery.

Keywords: Burn, Clothing, Construction, Fire, Ladder, PPE, Sheet Metal, Spark, Torso, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273286.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers

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