Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200623494 - Employee Is Burned In Demolition Of Paint Spray Booth
Accident: 200623494 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 06/10/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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309223790 | 07/08/2005 | 1795 | Charles Howell | ||||
On June 10, 2005, Employee #1, working for the Charles Howell Company, was demolishing a powder coat paint spray booth. The spray booth collapsed prematurely, causing a plume of powder coat paint dust. Employee #2 was using the booth when it collapsed. The powder coat paint dust was ignited by the torch he was using, causing a flash fire. Employees #2 and #3, the owner and his daughter, were caught in the flash fire. All employees including the owner and his daughter were taken to Erlanger Hospital, located in Chattanooga, TN. Employees #1 and #3 were treated and released; however, Employee #2, the owner, and his daughter were admitted to the hospital for serious second and third degree burns. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, dust, demolition, paint, torch, powder, spray booth
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Demolition | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 309223790 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |
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2 | 309223790 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |
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3 | 309223790 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |