Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200691061 - Employee Is Killed When Drum Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200691061 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 03/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313209504	03/23/2011	7542	811192	Fuentes Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: On March 23, 2011, Employee #1, a manager at an auto reconditioning facility, was checking the level of various chemicals while he was on the phone with a chemical supplier placing an order. He used a cigarette lighter to see inside a 55 gallon drum of "Coat It Blue" (a tire shine product). This product was a Class 1B flammable liquid. The flammable vapors inside the drum ignited, and the drum exploded. The drum flew upwards and struck Employee #1's head. He sustained burns and blunt force head trauma. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DRUM, FIRE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313209504			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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