OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291686

BURN,CLOTHING,AMPUTATED,ACETYLENE TORCH,DISMANTLING,PINNED,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING,LEG

1989-01-19T00:00:00

Event: BURN,CLOTHING,AMPUTATED,ACETYLENE TORCH,DISMANTLING,PINNED,FALLING OBJECT,CUTTING AND BURNING,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14291686
Report ID: 355118

Event description

Employee's lower legs amputated after being burned by torch

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 19, 1989, Employee #1 was using an acetyle ne torch to dismantle railway cars into scrap when the section on which he was w orking fell, pinning him under the metal. The burning torch was pinned by his si de, igniting his clothing. Employee #1 sustained severe burns, resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee and his left leg being amputated above the knee.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
6

Event type
2

Source
38

Occupation code
783

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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