OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236764

BURN,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,GAS,BACK,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE

1987-07-28T00:00:00

Event: BURN,WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,GAS,BACK,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14236764
Report ID: 953210

Event description

Employee burned in gas explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a gas torch and solder to install a fitting on a water met er. The gas line near the water meter exploded, causing a fire. Employee #1 sust ained burns on both arms, his back, and the side of his face. He was hospitalize d.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
585

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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