Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14386718 - Employee killed in cleaning solvent fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14386718 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101134104	04/10/1987	2851	0	Enterprise Companies Div. Valspar Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 3:25 p.m. on April 8, 1987, Employee #1 was washing out a 2,200-gallon paint mixing tank. He was using a high power spray apparatus filled with a cleaning solvent that contained xylene and methyl ethyl ketone. The vapors created by the power spray ignited, and Employee #1 sustained burns over 48 percent of his body. He died at 6:09 a.m. on April 9, 1987. The ignition source is suspected to have been static electricity build-up from the spray apparatus. The tank had not been bonded.

Keywords: BURN, STATIC ELECTRICITY, MEK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, XYLENE, CLEANING, FIRE, HIGH PRESSURE, CLEANING FLUID

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101134104			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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