Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING NEAR A DIPTANK CONTAINING 100 GALLONS OF BLACK GLASS ENAMEL (FREEZING POINT, MINUS 27 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT). THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB WAS TO REMOVE PARTS WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM THE CONVEYOR INTO THE DIP TANK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE OPEN DOOR OF THE DIP TANK. PAINT WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED PARTS. A LARGE WELDER WAS BEING USED ABOUT 45 FEET AWAY FROM THE DIP TANK. A SPARK FROM THE WELDER SHOT OVER TO THE DIP TANK, IGNITING THE FLAMMABLE VAPORS FROM THE GLASS ENAMEL. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS BACK AND ARMS FROM THE FLASH FIRE WHICH ERUPTED.