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Accident: 202544003 - Employee Suffers Burns In Propane Accident
Accident: 202544003 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/04/2012 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 314862251 | 05/16/2012 | 1541 | Pro Mechanical | ||||
| At approximately 9:10 a.m. on May 4, 2012, Employee #1, a general foreman, suffered first degree burns due to being exposed to a natural gas fire. Employee #1 was performing a regularly assigned task of using a propane torch in the attempt to heat seal pipe insulation tape. Employee #1 was insulating water pipe joints, by applying foam insulation to the joints, wrapping the insulation with heat activated tape, and applying heat to the tape with a propane torch. During this process a fire occurred, melting a one inch plastic natural gas pipe causing first degree burns to Employee #1's inner arms. Employee #1 was treated at the scene by paramedics and released. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, fire, gas, torch, pipe, propane, arm
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Pipeline | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 314862251 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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