Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340023 - Employee burned when ethyl alcohol ignites and explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201340023 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/09/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106589393	04/10/1996	3496	0	Coleman Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was making a change on a regulator test station when an unguarded 100-watt bulb attached to the work station bench was struck by a crescent wrench. The bulb, which was within 7 ft of a vat of denatured ethyl alcohol, shattered. Ethyl alcohol is a Class 1A flammable liquid, and the sparks from the shattered bulb triggered a fire and explosion. Employee #1 sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, SPARK, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106589393			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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