Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362142 - Flash Fire Kills One Employee And Injures Another

Accident Summary Nr: 201362142 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306655531	05/24/2004	1761	238160	Cross Roofing Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were installing a membrane roof on a new addition. The section of roof that the employees were working on was 8 ft wide by 11 ft long and only 45.5 in. high. The area was enclosed on all sides and there was a canopy on top of the addition section. The roof walls came to within 5.5 in. of the canopy on three sides. The bonding adhesive used to install the membrane caused a flash fire resulting in the death of Employee #1 and the hospitalization of Employee #2.

Keywords: BURN, ENCLOSED SPACE, ROOF, FIRE, ROOFER, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306655531			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	306655531			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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