Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708119 - SMOKE INHALATION - FIRE CAUSED BY BURNED OUT ELECTRIC MOTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170708119 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120070339	12/28/1994	3433	0	Radco Products Inc.

Abstract: An electric motor for the exhaust of a paint drying booth burned out and started a fire from paint accumulation in the exhaust duct to the roof. One employee was injured from smoke inhalation while fighting the fire. He was taken to a hospital and was released 3 hours later. The equipment had been installed 17 years before the accident and had never been inspected or cleaned. The process used a water based paint.

Keywords: ELECTRIC MOTOR, ELECTRICAL, INADEQUATE MAINT, E GI VII, FIRE, PAINT, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120070339			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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