Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185789 - Employee burned in spray paint can explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170185789 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112018825	08/29/1991	4941	0	Metropolitan Water District

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 19, 1991, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, was cutting a steel plate on a cutting table. Molten metal parts dropped and punctured an aerosol can of spray paint that was lying under the cutting table. The hot metal caused an explosion and flash fire. Employee #1 sustained first- and second-degree burns to his face and both arms. He was taken to Granada Hills Community Hospital for treatment and released.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, FIRE, MECHANIC, PAINT, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, ARM, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112018825			Non Hospitalized injury	Hernia	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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