OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565907
HOWARD P FOLEY CO
TUCSON, AZ·
Event description
Employee burned after ruptured gas line ignites
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was trenching to install underground wiring for street lights as par t of a street improvement project. He struck a 2 in. plastic gas line that ruptu red and caught on fire. Employee #1 sustained burns on his face, arms, and hands .
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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