Accident Report Detail
Accident: 67809.015 - Employee Using Torch Is Burned And Dies
Accident: 67809.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/26/2014 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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994254.015 | 09/05/2014 | United Recycling Inc. | |||||
At about 11:30 a.m. on August 26, 2014, Employee #1 was using an oxygen and propane cutting torch to cut a cylinder. He was last heard screaming for help and co-workers found him sitting on the ground severely burned and without a shirt. His torching vest, gloves, and goggles were neatly folded and sitting on the torching cart that he was using. Employee #1 received severe burns to the chest and abdomen and died. | |||||||
Keywords:
ppe, protective clothing, burn, chest, explosion, heat, clothing, combustible liquid, torch
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 994254.015 | 53 | M | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Welders and cutters |