OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411309

PALM HARBOR HOMES

AUSTIN, TX· 2021-11-11T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Clothing, Cutting, PPE, Protective Clothing, Spark, Steel, Steel Beam, Torch, Welder, Welding
NAICS: 321991
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345638118
Employer profile: PALM HARBOR HOMES
Summary number: 221411309
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Welder receives burns when jacket catches on fire

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on November 11, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that made manufactured homes, or mobile homes. He was a welder or cutter. He was cutting a 12-inch (300-mm) I-beam. He was using an approved cutting torch. The operation created sparks. The employer believed that a spark landed on the FRC (flame-resistant clothing) jacket the employee was wearing. The jacket caught on fire, and the employee received burns. He was hospitalized. The employer did not report the incident within the required time period.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
783

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