Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121369.015 - Employee is burned in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 121369.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439824.015	11/05/2019		325998	Magni Industries Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 12, 2019, an employee was cleaning dried paint from floor of the locker room using a flammable substance. Many solvents were available although rubbing alcohol (isopropanol) and MEK were commonly used at the site for cleaning spilled paint. The employee was using an electric floor buffer when the flammable vapors ignited and a flash fire occurred. The employee was hospitalized to treat second and third degree burns over 80% of his body.

Keywords: Burn, Cleaning, Fire, Flash, Ignite, Isopropanol, Paint

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439824.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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