Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419625

GREAT PLAINS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Event
Burn, Excavation, Explosion, Face, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Hand, Open Flame
NAICS
238910
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345684633
Employer profile
GREAT PLAINS CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Summary number
221419625
Report ID
0627700
Project type
D
Construction end-use
M

Event description

Employee receives burns to hands and face from fire in excav

Investigation abstract

At 4:45 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee worked to weld a cap onto an existing pipeline. As the employee brought a flame into the excavation, a fire ignited due to flammable liquids and vapors. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to the face and hands.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    7038

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