Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14322424 - Employee dies of severe burns from explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14322424 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 05/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107155574	06/01/1994	5093	0	Rose Equipment

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a cutting torch with propane and oxygen when a flashback occurred, resulting in an explosion. The employee's clothes caught on fire. Employee #1 suffered burns to 93 percent of his total body surface and died.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, OXYGEN, FIRE, TORCH, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107155574			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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