Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611820 - Employee Is Burned by Alcohol While Cutting Glass

Accident Summary Nr: 200611820 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 02/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306949637	02/08/2005	3231	327215	Marvell Plate Glass Inc.

Abstract: On February 7, 2005, Employee #1 was cutting a curved section from a sheet of laminated safety glass. He was using a method that involved heated alcohol to soften the laminate and assist the cutting process. After he applied alcohol to the area to be cut and lit it, the alcohol in the can he was holding ignited. His clothes and hair then caught fire on his left side. Employee #1 was hospitalized for second- and third-degree burns. He had been directed not to use this method due to the inherent danger. However, he disregarded this direction because the safer cutting method was more difficult.

Keywords: BURN, ALCOHOL, WORK RULES, FIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306949637			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Glaziers

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