OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221309610

Air Line,Barrier,Burn,Chest,Cutting,Face,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Flying Object,Hand,Head,Ignite,Inappropriate Equipment,Laborer,Language Barrier,Lung,Machine operator,Metal Wire,Mouth,Plasma,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Spark,Spring,Supervisor,Torch,Torch cutting,Torso,Training

2020-11-05T00:00:00

Event: Air Line,Barrier,Burn,Chest,Cutting,Face,Fire,Flammable Vapors,Flying Object,Hand,Head,Ignite,Inappropriate Equipment,Laborer,Language Barrier,Lung,Machine operator,Metal Wire,Mouth,Plasma,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Spark,Spring,Supervisor,Torch,Torch cutting,Torso,Training
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221309610
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee cutting spring with plasma torch ignites oil/air mi

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
738

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