OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520027
NATIONAL WRECKING COMPANY INC.
LULING, LA·
Event description
Employee dies of burns after combustible liquid ignites
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was standing atop an accumulator, 63 inches above the ground, cuttin g a bolt with a cutting torch. The bolt held together a set of flanges that had a blind between them to hold combustible liquid on the upper side. As he cut the last remaining bolt, the flanges parted, releasing the combustible liquid above the blind. The liquid flowed onto Employee #1's chest and immediately ignited, engulfing Employee #1 in flames. He was burned to death.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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