Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201390804 - Employee idies from burns in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201390804 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307740829	09/09/2004	9531	925110	Muskegon Heights Housing Commission

Abstract: On September 17, 2004, Employee #1 was cleaning the basement of a rental unit between tenants, to remove some rubber carpet backing stuck to the floor. She poured some lacquer thinner onto the floor. In the immediate vicinity was the water heater. It appears that the lacquer thinner vapors traveled to the water heater, igniting them. Employee #1 was burned in the ensuing flash fire, and she died eight days later in the hospital.

Keywords: BURN, LACQUER THINNER, LUNG, VAPOR, CARPET, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CLEANING, FIRE, INHALATION, WATER HEATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307740829			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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