Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850295 - Employee burned by gas range, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200850295 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300613627	03/07/1997	8059	0	Bais Ezra Community Residence Program

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 p.m. on January 6, 1997, Employee #1, a counselor at a residence for mentally retarded adults, was reaching for a tea kettle on a gas range when the flame ignited her clothing. A coworker extinguished the fire with a portable fire extinguisher. Employee #1 suffered burns to her upper torso and arms that covered approximately 45 percent of her body; she died on February 22, 1997.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, FIRE, TORSO, ARM, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300613627			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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