OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14353015
WELDING SPECIALISTS, INC.
DAPHNE, AL·
Event description
Employee burned by flash fire in manhole
Investigation abstract
The employer was installing PVC underground sewer lines. Employee #1 and two cow orkers were on this job with a superintendent, who divided his time between this site and a similar project 30 miles away. One afternoon, Employee #1, who was p erforming mortar work inside a manhole, requested a cigarette lighter from his h elper above ground. Almost immediately, flames erupted from the manhole. After t he flash fire subsided, Employee #1 emerged from the manhole with some assistanc e. He complained of pain and requested immediate transportation to a hospital. A fter a brief stop at a medical treatment clinic, he was airlifted to a hospital and admitted for burn treatment..
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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