Accident Report Detail
Accident: 115324.015 - Employee Drinks From Water Bottle And Is Sickened
Accident: 115324.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1393027.015 | 04/12/2019 | Straight Line Painting | |||||
At 9:15 a.m. on April 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was performing putty work and final painting work to the interior of a commercial b uilding. He picked up a water bottle, drank, and immediately began to vomit. S ubsequent investigation revealed that the water bottle allegedly/apparently cont ained Startex paint thinner but was not labeled. The employee was transported t o the hospital, admitted, and treated for ingestion of a toxic chemical, paint t hinner. | |||||||
Keywords:
chemical exposure, construction, flammable liquid, illness, paint, paint solvent, painter, vomit, warning sign, water
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | 1 | 10 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1393027.015 | 52 | M | Hospitalized injury | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause: |