Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14491070 - FIRE - POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS OLD ELECTRICAL WIRING

Accident Summary Nr: 14491070 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 10/24/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
697672	10/29/1984	2711	0	Independent Printers Inc

Abstract: IT WAS BELIEVED THAT A FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE VOID SPACE OF A HUNG CEILING, PRESUMABLY IGNITED BY CURRENT FLOW IN OLD ELECTRIC WIRING. THE FIRE PROCEEDED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEGE OF THE EMPLOYEE BELOW, WHO WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE TASK BELOW. THE CEILING COLLAPSED, AND THE EMPLOYEE'S LUNGS WERE BURNT BY THE SUDDEN EXPOSURE TO THE EXTREMELY HOT AIR THAT CAME DOWN WITH THE COLLAPSING CEILING.

Keywords: BURN, LUNG, ELECTRICAL, SUSPENDED CEILING, COLLAPSE, E GI VII, FIRE, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	697672			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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