Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14546303 - Employee Dies In Fire, Others Severely Burned
Accident: 14546303 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/02/1994 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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109196675 | 11/03/1994 | 3993 | Sign Builders, Inc. | ||||
Fire from a heater spread to a gas line. The heat caused the regulator on the gas line to rupture. The fire quickly spread through the establishment, which manufactures portable plastic signs. Employee #1 was killed after he returned to the burning structure to search for anyone who was left behind. Employees #2 through #5, #9, and #10 were burned as they tried to escape. Employee #6 was burned fighting the fire. Employees #7 and #8 were injured after they jumped from the second floor window to escape the fire. The primary cause of injury is as follows: Employees #2 through #5 and #7 through #10 did not have an alternate exit. Employees #1 and #6 misjudged the extent of the fire. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, heater, work rules, fire, fire escape, gas, rupture, plastic mfg
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 109196675 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
8 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
9 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
10 | 109196675 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |