Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920445 - One Employee Killed And One Injured In Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200920445 -- Report ID: 0355123 -- Event Date: 04/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304132608	04/18/2001	3089	0	C P Films Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 17, 2001, two employees were removing window film material which was coated with a heptane-toluene- silicone mixture. The film had wrapped around a roller. When approximately 25 ft of film had been removed, a spark of static electricity is believed to have ignited the solvent vapors causing the fire. Employee #2 was burned over his right arm and right forehead. Employee #1 was burned over 85 percent of his body and subsequently died from the burns.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, HEAT, STATIC ELECTRICITY, FIRE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, SPARK, ARM, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304132608			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified
2	304132608			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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