Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021475 - Employee burned when chemical stripper vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 200021475 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 06/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302134069	07/01/1999	1752	0	Souza Valante Hardwood Floors

Abstract: Employee #1 was stripping floors in an apartment when the circuit breaker panel was turned on and a flash fire erupted. Employee #1 sustained burns, for which he was hospitalized. There was no ventilation in the apartment.

Keywords: BURN, VENTILATION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, CIRCUIT BREAKER, CLEANING FLUID, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302134069			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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