OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221720501

Abdomen,Arm,Automobile,Automotive Repair,Burn,Chemical Vapor,Chest,Contusion,Cutter,Cutting,Cutting And Burning,Drum,Engineering Controls,Exploded,Explosion,Face,Fire,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Hot Work,Lack of Engineering Controls,Mechanic,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Plasma,Struck By,Torch cutting,Training,Vapor,Welder

2024-11-11T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen,Arm,Automobile,Automotive Repair,Burn,Chemical Vapor,Chest,Contusion,Cutter,Cutting,Cutting And Burning,Drum,Engineering Controls,Exploded,Explosion,Face,Fire,Flammable Liquid,Flammable Vapors,Hot Work,Lack of Engineering Controls,Mechanic,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Plasma,Struck By,Torch cutting,Training,Vapor,Welder
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221720501
Report ID: 0523400

Event description

Employee sustains burns while plasma cutting drum top, later

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
505

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