Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305197634 - Craig Welding And Mfg

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 was working from a ladder and using an acetylene torch to cut out old roof rafters for removal. The torch ignited gas that was being released from a faulty pipe inside a concrete block wall. The explosion burned the employee and knocked him off the ladder. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee was taken to the Fort Wayne Hospital where he died 11 days later from meningitis and a skull fracture with pneumonia and a pulmonary embolism from the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ACETYLENE TORCH, IGNITION SYSTEM, LADDER, RAFTER, FALL, GAS LEAK, PULMONARY EMBOLISM