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Accident Summary Nr: 112100.015 - Employee burns hand and face when static electricity spark f

Accident Summary Nr: 112100.015 -- Report ID: 0454731 -- Event Date: 11/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368188.015	11/19/2018		221210	Savannah - Utility Department

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 16, 2018, an employee placed a metal cut off/on tool on an ungrounded plastic pipe where static electricity had built up during the purge process. The employee set the gas line on fire when he touched the metal tool and the static electricity sparked, setting the plastic pipe on fire. The employee sustained burns to both hands and his face. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Face, Fire, Gas, Hand, Spark, Static Electricity

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1368188.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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