Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272051 - One employee killed, one injured in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201272051 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308015866	10/07/2004	1752	238330	Anthony Mccay D.B.A. Mccay'S Hardwood Flooring

Abstract: On September 24, 2004, Employees #1 and #2 were removing a hardwood floor in a home. They were using paint thinner to strip the adhesive from the floor when a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained severe burns. He was hospitalized and one of his legs had to be surgically amputated. Subsequent investigation determined that the fire was caused by thinner flowing into a floor-mounted electrical device, which caused an electrical arc.

Keywords: BURN, LACQUER THINNER, ELECTRIC ARC, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308015866			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	308015866			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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