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Accident: 200011377 - Employee Injured When Burned By Igniting Cleaning Chemical

Accident: 200011377 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/18/2001
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10952998207/20/20016513Brittany Acres Apts
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 # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 109529982 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Machinery maintenance occupations

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