OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #692053
C & V UTILITIES, INC.
PORTSMOUTH, VA·
Event description
Employee burned when he ignites gas explosion with cigarette
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:44 a.m. on October 8, 1987, Employee #1 was preparing to clea n around a C & P manhole in preparation for asphalt paving. As the foreman left the job site to get the asphalt, Employee #1 sat at the mouth of the manhole and flicked a cigarette lighter to light a cigarette. The natural gas fumes coming from the manhole were ignited and caused an explosion, burning the upper part of his body, arms, chest, and head. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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