Accident Report Detail
Accident: 43644.015 - Employees Burned From Flash Fire Is Killed
Accident: 43644.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/17/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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901753.015 | 04/17/2013 | Signature Industrial Services | |||||
At 10:15 a.m. on April 17, 2013, an employee was removing bolts with a welder. A s he was removing the bolts there was a flash fire due to the presence of residu al hydrocarbon in the equipment. The employee sustained third degree burns on m ore than 70 percent of his body and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, chemical, combustible liquid, fire, welder, welding
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 901753.015 | 31 | M | Hospitalized injury | Boilermakers | ||
2 | 901753.015 | 24 | M | Fatality | Boilermakers | ||
3 | 901753.015 | 35 | M | Fatality |