Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14492367 - Employee burned to death when glue vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 14492367 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 08/16/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114120959	08/19/1994	5231	0	Ashima Home Decorators

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 16, 1994, employees were applying a glue containing hexane, acetone, toluene, and methyl ethyl ketone onto wallpaper in the basement of a single family house in Leonia, NJ. Unknown sources ignited the glue's flammable organic vapors, causing an explosion and fire. Employee #1 burned to death and three coworkers were injured.

Keywords: BURN, MEK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, GLUE, FIRE, ACETONE, TOLUENE, EXPLOSION, HEXANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114120959			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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