Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170812606 - Employee burned when vapors ignite inside tank

Accident Summary Nr: 170812606 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119796670	07/23/1997	3479	0	R & B Protective Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on March 17, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, was spray painting the inside of a new 4,200-gallon water truck tank. He was using carboline, a flammable epoxy coating, when a portable light ignited its vapors and triggered an explosion. Employee #1 sustained serious burns to his arms and shoulders. The light was not explosion-proof, and neither it nor the connection with an electric extension cord within the tank were intrinsically safe for work in a Class I, Division I, location.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TANK, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119796670			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance

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