Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202484739 - Employee Is Burned by Can of Lubricant That Was Ignited

Accident Summary Nr: 202484739 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309370187	09/29/2006	1623	237110	Mcm Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 15, 2006, Employee #1 was torch cutting metal pilings from the basket of a manlift, when a hole developed in a can of flammable spray lubricant that the employee was unaware was in the lift. The erupting spray coated the employee, ignited, and burned him. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to multiple body parts and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, TORCH, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309370187			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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