Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341558 - One Employee Dies; Two Are Injured in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202341558 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 06/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310017926	06/06/2006	1799	238990	J.M. Pereira And Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On June 6, 2006, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were engaged in spraying highly flammable waterproofing liquid onto the walls of a small concrete pool, located in the basement of a private home. The waterproofing liquid was designed to be used on the exterior walls of foundations in open air. Somehow the liquid ignited in the basement, and the vapors throughout the rest of house exploded, blowing out windows and cracking an exterior wall at ground level. Employee #1 was killed, and Employees #2 and #3 were seriously burned. Employee #2 and #3 were hospitalized for their injuries, and Employee #3 died six weeks later.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310017926	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	310017926	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	310017926	Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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