Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 968891 - Employee killed by flash fire when sealer vapor ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 968891 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114564495	09/20/1991	1721	0	Fisher Painting Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114564503	09/20/1991	1541	0	Kalb Industries Of Nevada, Ltd.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114564834	09/20/1991	1793	0	Best Glass Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114564826	09/20/1991	1711	0	O'Rourke Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were sealing a wood floor in a bathroom in a new addition to an existing building. The employees had no Class I, Division I, or Division II electrical equipment. The light being used for general illumination was lying on the floor with no bulb guard installed. Only one window and door were open in another room and the ventilation was inadequate. No respirators or other personnel protective equipment, such as chemical-type splash goggles or full face shield, or impermeable apron and gloves constructed of nitrile rubber, neoprene rubber or polyvinyl alcohol, were being used in the bathroom. A flash fire occurred when the vapors from the sealer ignited, killing Employee #1.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, PPE, VENTILATION, FIRE, LIGHTING FIXTURE, WORK RULES, RESPIRATOR, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114564495	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance
2	114564503			Occupation Not Listed
3	114564834			Occupation Not Listed
4	114564826			Occupation Not Listed

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