Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711034 - Employee killed when lacquer vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 200711034 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302658521	01/19/2000	1721	0	Estrada Painting

Abstract: Employee #1, a construction worker, was spraying lacquer on the woodwork on the first floor of a two-story house under construction when the lacquer vapors ignited. He sustained burns over his entire body and was killed. An overturned halogen lamp and an unplugged extension cord were found nearby. The vapors may have been ignited by sparks generated when the lamp overturned or when it was unplugged from the extension cord.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, LACQUER, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, SPARK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, ELECTRIC CORD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302658521			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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