Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172822 - Employee Knocked Unconscious by Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201172822 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120146535	01/09/2003	7342	561710	Sorenson Pest Control Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a certified pest controller, sprayed a flammable pesticide into a residential dining room wall crevice during the monthly service. Minutes later there was a loud pop and boom as Employee #1 walked through the adjoining kitchen. Employee #1 did not spray the pesticide in the kitchen. The noise startled Employee #1, he fell, and hit his head on the table. Employee #1 did not remember being unconscious. The responding Fire Department smelled gas around the stove and turned the valve off. The responding utility company noted a damaged attachment plug behind the stove and opened the circuit breaker until a contractor could fix the plug. Employee #1 suffered bruises and abrasions but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, EXPLOSION, ABRASION, PESTICIDE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120146535			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Pest control occupations

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