Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853279 - Employee burned when flammable substance ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 170853279 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120247390	01/13/1999	1771	0	David Paul Foster Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 110-volt electric drill to mix a flammable substance when the mixture ignited. He sustained burns to his arm, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC DRILL, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120247390			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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