Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97238.015 - Employee sustains burns when spray can explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 97238.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 05/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238752.015	05/18/2017		238990	Crystal Edgerton

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on May 18, 2017, Employee #1, a paving machine operator, was paving a residential asphalt driveway. An 18 ounce aerosol spray marking paint can was placed on the screed of the machine, next to where the employee was standing. The screed of the machine is heated by propane gas and becomes very hot when the machine is operated. After approximately 30 minutes on the machine, the spray can exploded. When the can exploded, it caught the bottom half of both of the employee's legs on fire. Employee #1 sustained second and third degree burns to his lower left leg and second degree burns on his lower left calf.

Keywords: Asphalt, Burn, Explosion, Fire, Leg, Spray Painting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1238752.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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