Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201052404 - Employee sustained burns in cleaning agent fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201052404 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126070689	07/08/1999	2672	0	Standard Paper Box Corp

Abstract: On April 27, 1999, an accident occurred at the site of Standard Paper Box Company in Vernon, CA. At the time of the accident, Employee #1, a pressman, two coworkers, and a supervisor were cleaning the Komori 40-in. printing press. They used the Auto Wash LA-4 as a cleaning agent. Employee #1 and two coworkers were cleaning the ink keys and wires at the ink control area. The supervisor was cleaning another part of the machine. When Employee #1 was cleaning the ink keys, he saw a small flame coming out from the coworker's plastic solvent container at the other side of the machine. When coworker went for a fire extinguisher, Employee #1 went to the fire site to see what had happened. When he came up to the press, unexpectedly, the plastic solvent container tilted over on him. He tried to push the container away from him. But the cleaning agent spilled over on him; and he caught on fire. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns of his right leg, right arm, and left arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CLEANING, FIRE, CLEANING FLUID, ARM, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126070689			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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