Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 743641 - Chemical fire causes $30,000 in damages

Accident Summary Nr: 743641 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 02/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103828653	02/21/1991	3479	0	Superior Coating Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103826822	02/21/1991	7641	0	Superior Coating Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 15, 1991, Employee #1 was welding a bracket on a tank that was approximately 8 feet away from a solvent tank containing Kwick Kleen paint remover 249. Hot slag evidently landed in the solvent, igniting the fluid. Employee #1 noticed the fire, which was burning in an approximately 8 inch diameter circle, and decided to have his fire watch extinguish the fire. A coworker then shot a dry chemical fire extinguisher on the fire. The fire spread quickly, however, engulfing the entire solvent tank in flames. Property damage was approximately $30,000.

Keywords: WORK RULES, PAINT SOLVENT, TANK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103828653			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters
2	103826822					Occupation Not Listed

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