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Accident Summary Nr: 202342150 - Employee Burned by Ignited Lacquer Vapors Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202342150 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/12/2008
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31242489807/14/20087349561720Twin Park Equities Llc

Abstract: At approximately noon on July 8, 2008, Employee #1 and her husband were cleaning and preparing an apartment for a new tenant. Employee #1 was applying floor preparation chemical (indicated as "Garco Premium fast drying lacquer sealer 70850 07005") to the bedroom floor, when the vapors were ignited, probably by a radiant heater. Employee #1's pants were ignited. A second building employee's efforts to extinguish the flames left Employee #1 with burns. (It was not clear if this second employee was Employee #1's husband.) Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital, where she died from burn-related complications on July 12, 2008.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, VAPOR, HEATER, LACQUER, FIRE, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 312424898 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported

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