Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401627 - BATTERY EXPLODED THROWING BATTERY ACID IN EMPLOYEE'S FACE

Accident Summary Nr: 201401627 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127292662	02/12/1998	1711	0	River City Mechanical

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a cigarette lighter to check the fluid level in a battery when the flame caused the battery to explode throwing battery acid into his face. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, FLASHBACK, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127292662			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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