Accident Report Detail
Accident: 96775.015 - Two Employees Areare Burned In Flash Fire While Replacing R
Accident: 96775.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/23/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1244071.015 | 06/30/2017 | R.F. Macdonald Company | |||||
At 1:15 p.m. on June 23, 2017, two employees were replacing a gas line on a cust omers backup boiler. They had begun to work on the gas line and were loosening the flange where the new regulator would be installed when gas started to escap e through the opening. The service person used a corded power tool to quickly r e-tighten the bolts on the flange when the escaped gas flashed. The two employ ees suffered flash burns to their face, arms and neck. One employee was hospita lized. | |||||||
Keywords:
arm, boiler, burn, explosion, face, gas, neck
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1244071.015 | 38 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Boilermakers | ||
2 | 1244071.015 | 18 | M | Hospitalized injury | Boilermakers |