Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 13, 2002, Employee #1, working with a heating and air conditioning contractor, was in the basement of a house. He was using an aerosol can of adhesive spray glue to install insulation over a wall covered with sheet metal. The foreman warned Employee #1 not to use the spray adhesive near open flames. Employee #1 dropped the aerosol spray can near a water heater, which had an exposed open flame pilot light. He was picking up the can when he inadvertently pushed in the spray nozzle, causing a burst of glue to spray at the pilot light. The glue ignited, engulfing Employee #1's right arm. The foreman witnessed the accident and extinguished the fire with a water hose. Employee #1 sustained second- and third-degree burns to his right forearm and was hospitalized.