Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 515171 - One employee killed and one injured in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 515171 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110419520	12/10/1990	1799	0	Pro-Tech Environmental Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 8, 1990, the single window and the door of a 9 ft by 11 ft room were covered with polyvinyl because of asbestos tile removal. Containment barriers remained in place on all three floors of the building awaiting inspection. Employees #1 and #2 were in the room using gasoline, kerosene, and varsol to remove mastic (tile adhesive) from the floor when a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 died, and Employee #2 was hospitalized for multiple burns. Employee #2 stated that the portable quartz light that he held above his head in the closet started the fire.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, GASOLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110419520			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	110419520			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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