Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076287 - One Employee Dies, Three Others Burned after Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202076287 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308514256	01/07/2005	5231	444190	Britt & Tilson Glass Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 7, 2005, Employees #1 and #2, were using denatured alcohol in the process of cutting laminated glass. The alcohol was poured onto the glass and was lit. The fire caused a one-gallon metal container of denatured alcohol to explode. Employees #1 and #2 were seriously burned. Employees #3 and #4, who attempted to assist their coworkers, also suffered burns. Employee #1 died on February 26, 2005 at the Doctor's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, BROKEN GLASS, ALCOHOL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, EXPLOSION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308514256	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	308514256	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	308514256	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	308514256	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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