Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202551735 - Employee Suffers Burns When Spray Paint Gun Ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 202551735 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/03/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313165169	04/23/2010	1721	238320	Javier Estrada An Individual

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 3, 2010, Employee #1 was spray painting cabinets using an airless spray gun in the bathroom of a house under remodel. He turned on the light switch in the bathroom to activate the fan to disperse the vapors, but the vapors ignited, causing a flash fire. Employee #1 was burned by the flash fire. Employee #1 was taken by paramedics to a local medical center for possible second degree burns to the upper torso, arms and face. The accident was reported at 4:00 p.m. on March 3, 2010.

Keywords: BURN, FAN, VAPOR, FIRE, SPRAY PAINTING, TORSO, ARM, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313165169			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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