Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378517 - Employee injured when heater ignites paint fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 170378517 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 02/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111804027	03/15/1996	1721	0	A Woman'S Touch In Painting

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on February 20, 1996, Employee #1 was spray painting in a room of a house under construction. He was using a room heater to keep himself warm. As he was spray painting, the vapors in the room apparently ignited and set fire to the plastic drop sheets hanging on the walls. Employee #1 suffered from smoke inhalation and burns, and was hospitalized for over a week.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, HEATER, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, SMOKE, SMOKE INHALATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	111804027			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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