Accident Report Detail
Accident: 817387 - Employee Dies When Clothes Ignited By Cutting Torch
Accident: 817387 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 12/16/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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113216972 | 12/17/1992 | 3351 | Waterbury Rolling Mills Inc | ||||
Employee #1 was cutting a piece of steel with an oxyacetylene torch when his clothing was ignited. He sustained 3rd-degree burns over 80 percent of his body and died 10 days later. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, clothing, acetylene torch, ppe, work rules, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 113216972 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |