Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401015 - Employee killed when vapors ignite in kiln

Accident Summary Nr: 201401015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127256139	07/26/1997	1721	0	Neely Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a spray method to apply a petroleum-based product in the confined space of a kiln. The product being sprayed caught on fire, trapping Employee #1 in the kiln. He was overcome by smoke and fumes, and was killed.

Keywords: VAPOR, KILN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, SPRAY PAINTING, SMOKE, TOXIC FUMES, SMOKE INHALATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127256139			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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