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Accident Summary Nr: 200813129 - Three Employees Are Burned by Flash Fire, One Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200813129 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 10/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314703851	11/16/2010	2869	325110	Chemplex Ltd

Abstract: On October 4, 2010, a portable quartz halogen utility lamp was placed near an open hatch of a blending vat that contained a Class IIIA combustible liquid. The lamp ignited the liquid and caused a flash fire. Three employees were burned by the flash fire. Employee #1 sustained large area burns (on 45% of his body, according to media reports), and he was hospitalized. He died on November 15, 2010. Employee #2 was hospitalized. Employee #3 received emergency treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, LIGHTING, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, SKIN, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314703851	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	314703851	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	314703851	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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