Abstract: ON MAY 16, 1989, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SPRAY PAINTING A SEALED-OFF ROOM IN A HOUSE. THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE ALL CLOSED AND THE ROOM WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE BY A VISQUEEN SHEET. EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE WORKING IN AN ADJACENT ROOM. A SPARK (SOURCE UNKNOWN) IGNITED THE PAINT FUMES, WHICH HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE EAST END OF THE HOUSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND DIED AT THE SCENE. THE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE SERIOUSLY BURNED AND TRANSPORTED TO A BURN CENTER. EMPLOYEE #2 DIED AT THE BURN CENTER. EMPLOYEE #3 SURVIVED AND IS BEING TREATMENT FOR THE BURNS HE SUSTAINED. THE COMPANY WAS ISSUED CITATIONS FOR THE LACK OF A HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, FAILURE TO ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES, AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.