Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502480 - Employee Is Burned in Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202502480 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312755317	01/12/2009	1799	238190	Mlc Foundation Coating Company Inc

Abstract: On January 10, 2009, Employee #1 was heating two of three 55 gallon drums that contained flammable mastic waterproofing, when a bung hole cap blew off one of the drums. Before Employee #1 could retrieve a pair of gloves to pick up the hot cap, some of the flammable mastic spilled out of the uncapped bung hole and landed on the exhaust of a portable generator, the flammable mastic ignited upon contact with the generator's exhaust and the fire spread to the 55 gallon drums. As Employee #1 tried to fan the flames, he sustained first and second degree burns to his hands, face, and waist. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treaded for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ABDOMEN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312755317			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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