Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14456818 - ACETONE VAPORS INSIDE TANK IGNITED; EMPLOYEES BURNED
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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3275849 | 12/05/1984 | 3089 | 0 | Industrial Fiberglass R P Systems Diamond |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSIDE A 4-FOOT BY 6-FOOT BY 3-FOOT FIBERGLASS TANK. THERE WERE TWO 2-FOOT BY 2-FOOT OPENINGS IN THE TOP OF THE TANK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FIBERGLASSING THE INSIDE OF THE TANK, WHICH LAY ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED OUT OF THE TANK TO CLEAN HIS HAND IN A CAN OF ACETONE. AT THIS TIME, THE LIGHT INSIDE THE TANK IGNITED THE VAPOR FROM THE ACETONE. BURNED, EMPLOYEE #1 RETREATED INTO THE TANK. EMPLOYEE #2, WHO WAS DOING SOME WORK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK, WAS ALSO BURNED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH BURNS ON HIS HANDS AND FACE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS TREATED FOR BURNS ON HIS LEGS AND RELEASED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 3275849 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 3275849 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |