Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491123 - Employee Receives Second and Third Degree Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 201491123 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310827209	09/03/2008	0761	115115	J A Contracting

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2008, Employee #1, an irrigator, was in the process of scaring away birds in a carrot field. He was using a Record 6mm caliber bird whistler launcher, which shoots a whistling cartridge 250 to 300 ft. As he was firing the launcher, a spark came out from the back of the launcher and went into the bag holding the additional cartridges. The bag, which was hanging from the front of his body, started burning as the cartridges were ignited by the spark. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second and third degree burns over multiple parts of his body.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, SMOKE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310827209			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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