Accident Report Detail
Accident: 129609.015 - Employee Is Killed From Fire And Fall
Accident: 129609.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/17/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1493526.015 | 09/18/2020 | Wastewater Specialties, Llc | |||||
At 2:00 p.m. on September 17, 2020, an employee was working on a roof to vacuum flammable oil leaking from a heater. At the same time, there were coworkers usin g reciprocating saws and an angular hand grinder to cut off the heater's convect ion section. Sparks from the cutting operation developed a fire that engulfed th e employee who then, at some point, possibly jumped or fell approximately forty- five feet to a lower level, iron catwalk. The employee was killed by unspecified injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
fall, fall protection, fire, flammable liquid, grinder, heater, reciprocating saw, roof, spark
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1493526.015 | 22 | M | Fatality | Hazardous Materials Removal Worker |