OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433445

BURN,WORK RULES,FIRE,WELDER,GASOLINE,HAND,LEG

1987-09-01T00:00:00

Event: BURN,WORK RULES,FIRE,WELDER,GASOLINE,HAND,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433445
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee burned in welding machine fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a welder, was refueling a secured welding machine when a fire erupt ed. He dropped the fuel can, spilling more gasoline. Employee #1 suffered burns to his left hand and lower left leg, for which he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
10

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1

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