Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121072.015 - Employee burns face, hands, neck and legs in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 121072.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440355.015	10/25/2019		336212	Kirby Corporation, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee working for a truck trailer manufacturer was using a cordless power drill to install a scuff plate in a box trailer. A coworker was spraying an adhesive to one of the walls on inside the trailer. A spark from the drill caused the fumes from the spray adhesive to ignite causing a flash fire. The employee sustained burns to his hands, face, neck and legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adhesive, Burn, Confined Space, Face, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Hand, Ignition, Installing, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Spark, Sprayed, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1440355.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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