Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127988.015 - Employee burns hand when vapors caught fire

Accident Summary Nr: 127988.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464032.015	02/19/2020		238320	Di Industrial Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 30, 2020, an employee was cleaning an epoxy spray paint apparatus by spraying flammable thinner thorough it into a plastic bucket that was on a scaffold. The bucket was not grounded or bonded to the scaffold. The thinner vapors caught on fire from static electricity discharge, and the employee sustained burns to the hands. The employee was treated at the hospital and released within a few hours.

Keywords: Burn, Flammable Vapors, Hand, Ignite, Static Electricity, Thinner, Vapor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1464032.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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