Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96095.015 - Employee is burned when acetone vapors in canisters ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 96095.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237583.015	05/25/2017		424690	Starco Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 7, 2017, an employee was staging empty canisters of brake cleaner. When the employee picked up two canisters, acetone vapors ignited and the employee sustained flash burns to the forearms.

Keywords: Acetone, Burn, Explosion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237583.015	44	F	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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