Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542542 - FLAMMABLE VAPORS IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM GRINDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14542542 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/15/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100360692	08/15/1986	1751	0	Craftsman Door Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100360643	08/15/1986	2752	0	Tucker-Castleberry Printing, Inc.

Abstract: CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A NEW OVERHEAD DOOR IN A ROOM 26 FEET LONG BY 12 FEET, 7 INCHES WIDE. THEY WERE USING A PORTABLE GRINDER TO NOTCH OUT THE OVERHEAD DOOR TRACK. IT WAS ABOUT 1:30 PM ON AUGUST 15, 1986. FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS HAD BEEN STORED AT ONE END OF THE ROOM. A SPARK FROM THE GRINDER APPARENTLY IGNITED THE FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BURNED BOTH EMPLOYEES. THE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE NEVER INFORMED BY THE PLANT THAT FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WERE STORED IN THE ROOM. THE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES NOTICED THE DRUMS BUT NEVER ASKED WHAT THEY CONTAINED. THE CHEMICALS WERE LOCATED AT A PRINTING PLANT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE BOTH HOSPITALIZED WITH SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, SPARK, BURN, GRINDER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100360692	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	100360692	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	100360643			Occupation Not Listed

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