Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200011377 - Employee injured when burned by igniting cleaning chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 200011377 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109529982	07/20/2001	6513	0	Brittany Acres Apts

Abstract: On July 18, 2001, Employee #1, a maintenance employee, was injured while repairing a furnace in the basement of an apartment building. Vapors from a chemical Employee #1 used to clean the furnace ignited from one of four pilot lights in the area, resulting in first and second degree burns to Employee #1, who was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, PILOT LIGHT, MAINTENANCE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, CLEANING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109529982			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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