Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 894931 - Employee burned by methyl ethyl ketone

Accident Summary Nr: 894931 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112370457	07/12/1990	1721	0	Spivey Pavement Markings, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was pouring methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from a 5-gallon/bucket into a 15-gallon steel tank. When a spark, apparently caused by static electricity, ignited the MEK, Employee #1 dropped the pail. A fireball erupted and Employee #1 was burned; he required hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, MEK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, SPARK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112370457			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers

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