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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453807

BURN,CLOTHING,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,FIRE,WELDING,AUTOMOBILE

Event
BURN,CLOTHING,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,FIRE,WELDING,AUTOMOBILE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453807
Report ID
751910

Event description

WELDING ON CAR; CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DOING SOME WELDING ON THE EXHAUST PIPE OF A CAR WHEN HIS CLOTHIN G SOMEHOW CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE SUFFERED THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 80% OF HIS BODY. H E LATER DIED OF THE BURNS. HE WAS AN EPILEPTIC. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HE M AY HAVE SUFFERED A SEIZURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    505
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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