OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434120
BURN,REPAIR,FIRE,WELDER
Event description
Four employees burned in fire; one dies
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #4, three from a welding company and one from a shooting ga llery, were in the gallery repairing a pulley-and-cable motorized target retriev al system. A rapidly spreading, intense fire of unknown origin broke out. Employ ee #1 suffered second-degree burns and was hospitalized. Employee #2 was severel y burned and died at the scene. Employees #3 and #4 suffered second- and third-d egree burns and were hospitalized.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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