Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201480431 - Employee Injured When Clothing Ignited While Welding
Accident: 201480431 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/28/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125659334 | 08/29/1997 | 1611 | Independent Construction Co. | ||||
Employee #1 was seriously burned when his clothes ignited while air-arc-cutting on a fuel tank containing diesel fuel. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, clothing, heat, diesel fuel tank, fire, construction, welding, cutting and burning
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Contractor's yard/facility | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125659334 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Heavy equipment mechanics | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |