Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200074722 - Two Employees Are Burned When Flammable Vapors Ignite
Accident: 200074722 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 04/28/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314938408 | 05/03/2011 | 5093 | Melvin Revis Dba M&R Scrap Metal & Services | ||||
On April 28, 2011, two employees were working at a scrap metal dealer. Employee #1 was removing a valve stem assembly from a scrapped, 5-gallon LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinder. Employee #2 was using an oxy-propane (apparently oxygen-propane) cutting torch to cut-up scrap metal pieces. The two employees were approximately 6 feet apart. LPG vapors escaped from the cylinder, blew towards Employee #2, and were ignited by the lit torch. Both employees sustained serious burns, and they were hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, dismantling, flammable vapors, fire, torch, lpg container, skin
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 314938408 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction | |||
2 | 314938408 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction |