OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423213

STANDARD IRON & METAL CO., LLC

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK· 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
NAICS: 423930
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345704936
Employer profile: STANDARD IRON & METAL CO., LLC
Summary number: 221423213
Report ID: 0627700

Event description

Employee incurs burns to face and torso using cutting torch

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee was using a cutting torch to cut stainless steel. A mixture of propane and oxygen leaking from the cutting torch produced a flash fire which struck the employee. The employee incurred burns to his face and torso, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
999

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