Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610888 - Employees Injured in Explosion and Fire.

Accident Summary Nr: 201610888 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 08/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302049762	09/04/1998	1721	0	Rsc Painting Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, working as painters, received burn injuries when fumes from the lacquer-based coating they were applying exploded causing a flash fire. Employee #1 was hospitalized for her injuries. Employee #2 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, LACQUER, FIRE, EXPLOSION, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302049762			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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