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Accident: 202654919 - Employee Suffers Burns When Caught In Flash Fire
Accident: 202654919 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/03/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 317200103 | 09/16/2013 | 1794 | Watsonville Grading & Excavation, Inc. | ||||
| At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 3, 2013, Employee # 1 was heating hot asphalt oil spray wand using a propane torch. During the heating of spray wand, a coworker attempted to reposition the wand and accidentally pressed the nozzle control handle that blow out hot oil and diesel. A flash fire occurred and caught Employee #1's, clothing on fire. The coworker responded to the accident and drove the employee to an area hospital, where he was treated for second degree burns to his neck and arms. Employee #1 remained hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, fire, propane torch, hot asphalt, neck, propane, arm
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | $20,000,000 and over | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 317200103 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Paving FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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