Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Zandstra Construction
Start: 3/16/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032389 · 3/16/2022 · Zandstra Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Zandstra Construction
Location: 255 Anderson Road, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57701
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to do excavation work to remove a buried gas tank. He used a cutoff saw to cut off a vent pipe to the tank. Sparks from the saw ignited gasoline vapor causing an explosion. The employee suffered burns and broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown