OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423213

Burn,Cutting,Cutting And Burning,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Face,Fire,Flash,Gas,Gas Leak,Hazard Assessment,Heat,High Temperature,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Leak,Oxygen,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Propane,Propane Torch,Steel,Struck By,Supervision,Torso

2021-12-27T00:00:00

Event: Burn,Cutting,Cutting And Burning,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Face,Fire,Flash,Gas,Gas Leak,Hazard Assessment,Heat,High Temperature,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Leak,Oxygen,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Propane,Propane Torch,Steel,Struck By,Supervision,Torso
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221423213
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee incurs burns to face and torso using cutting torch

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
999

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