Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201058344 - Employee killed when flammable vapors explode

Accident Summary Nr: 201058344 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307160580	03/24/2004	1521	236115	Mcwong Holding Co

Abstract: At approximately 3:40 p.m. on March 16, 2004, Employee #1 was painting the interior of a house. He was cleaning his paint sprayer with lacquer thinner in the kitchen and dinning areas. The concentration of the flammable vapors reached the explosive range due to inadequate ventilation. An ignition source ignited the vapors causing an explosion and fire. Employee #1 suffered second and third degree burns over seventy percent of his body and died at the hospital.

Keywords: VENTILATION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CLEANING, FIRE, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, EXPLOSION, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307160580			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	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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