Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104400445 - Montgomery Blair High School

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104400445

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 04/21/1988

Site Address:
Montgomery Blair High School
313 Wayne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing Address:
850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, MD 20850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/1988

Emphasis: L:9311

Case Closed: 07/21/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360617302

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100132 A	06/28/1988	07/01/1988	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	890032 M B	06/28/1988	07/01/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822411

Event: 04/08/1988

Employees burned by flash fire in school cafeteria

Employees #1 and #2, both janitors, were removing a 5 gallon bucket of sealer that had been left open for approximately half an hour near the pilot lights of a stove in the cafeteria at Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD. When the sealer was stirred, a fire erupted and the contents either spilled or exploded onto Employees #1 and #2. Both suffered second-degree burns. Employee #1 sustained burns over 90 percent of his body; Employee #2 was burned over 10 percent of his body. They were taken to Washington Hospital Burn Center.

Keywords: BURN, JANITOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION, SPILL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104400445			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Janitors and cleaners
2	104400445			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Janitors and cleaners

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