OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14322341

BURN,OXYGEN,ELECTRIC ARC,FIRE,WELDING,GAS LEAK

1989-12-28T00:00:00

Event: BURN,OXYGEN,ELECTRIC ARC,FIRE,WELDING,GAS LEAK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14322341
Report ID: 317500

Event description

Employee dies from burns in oxygen fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was welding/burning in a pit where an oxygen line was leaking. When he struck an arc, the oxygen ignited and burned him. Employee #1 died from his i njuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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