Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484391 - Employee injured when gloves caught fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201484391 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125846394	04/04/2001	7359	0	United Rentals Aerial Equipment

Abstract: On January 2, 2001, Employee #1 sustained burns to both hands when he was lighting a cigarette while wearing gloves soaked with a flammable brake cleaning liquid. Employee #1 was hospitalized with burns.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, GLOVE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125846394			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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