Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 132708.015 - Employee is burned in flash fire
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1480341.015 | 06/23/2020 | 446191 | West Coast Laboratories, Inc. |
Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on June 9, 2020, Employee #1 was working alone in the coating department. Employee #1 was adding a coating agent, isopropyl alcohol, to the tablets lying in the #7 coating drum. As Employee #1 poured the isopropyl alcohol onto the tablets, the heat generated through a thermostat heating coil ignited the vapors within the coating drum, resulting in the vapors flashing and striking Employee #1 in the face and the arms. After the flash fire, Employee #1 walked to the production manager's office and informed the manager of the accident. The manager called the clinic and had Employee #1's wife drive him to the clinic. At the clinic, US HealthWorks, Employee #1's burns were treated, and he was transported to the Memorial Burn Center. Employee #1 was at Torrance Memorial for 2 to 2 1/2 days, where his burns were treated with creams and a bandage. No surgery was required. Employee #1 was released from Torrance Memorial on June 11, 2020.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1480341.015 | 65 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |