Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201023546 - Employee Is Burned When Gun Powder Explodes
Accident: 201023546 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/19/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300754140 | 09/21/2011 | 3499 | James D. Carlsen Dba Carlsen And Associates | ||||
On September 19, 2011, Employee #1 was working for a business in Healdsburg, CA that fabricated metal fixtures, primarily for the wine industry. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 was welding a work piece on a table top, and a canister of gunpowder under the work table presumably exploded. Employee #1 was sent to the St Francis Burn Center and hospitalized for treatment of first, second, and third degree burns. The employer notified the Santa Rosa District Office about the injury at approximately 8:50 a.m. on September 21, 2011. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, explosives, fire, welding, explosion, skin, powder, high temperature
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300754140 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |