Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201023405 - Employee Is Burned When Leaking Lp Gas Ignites
Accident: 201023405 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/20/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300753407 | 06/22/2011 | 1711 | Dave Bernier Dba Dry Creek Plumbing | ||||
On June 20, 2011, Employee #1, the sole owner of a plumbing company, was welding a water line at a winery. His propane torch ignited gas from a nearby LPG line that had just been uncapped Employee #2. Both workers were hospitalized at St Francis Burn Center for first- and second-degree burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable vapors, fire, welding, gas, torch, lp gas, gas leak, pipe, plumbing
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Manufacturing plant | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 300753407 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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2 | 300753407 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause: Fire/explosion |