On February 13, 1997, a welder using a cutting torch was fatally burned when his anti-contamination coveralls caught fire.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
April 1, 1997
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April 1, 1997
On February 13, 1997, at approximately 11:10 a.m., a welder (referred to as “the Welder”) using a cutting torch at the K-33 Building, Oak Ridge K-25 Site, Oak Ridge Reservation, was fatally burned after being totally engulfed in flames when his anti-contamination coveralls and blue general-purpose coveralls burned.