Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141962.015 - Employee receives burns to hands and face from fire in excav

Accident Summary Nr: 141962.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 12/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568463.015	12/13/2021		238910	Great Plains Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee worked to weld a cap onto an existing pipeline. As the employee brought a flame into the excavation, a fire ignited due to flammable liquids and vapors. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to the face and hands.

Keywords: Burn, Excavation, Explosion, Face, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Hand, Open Flame

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Demolition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1568463.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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