OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422181
UC DAVIS
DAVIS, CA·
Event description
Employee burns hand and ear while soldering
Investigation abstract
At 10:40 a.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was replacing a pressure relief valve when a 1/2 inch union broke. The employee was soldering the union when a flash of flame came out of the torch tip. The employee suffered burns to his right hand and to the top of his right ear and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 587
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