Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200813129 - Three Employees Are Burned By Flash Fire, One Later Dies
Accident: 200813129 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 10/04/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
314703851 | 11/16/2010 | 2869 | Chemplex Ltd | ||||
On October 4, 2010, a portable quartz halogen utility lamp was placed near an open hatch of a blending vat that contained a Class IIIA combustible liquid. The lamp ignited the liquid and caused a flash fire. Three employees were burned by the flash fire. Employee #1 sustained large area burns (on 45% of his body, according to media reports), and he was hospitalized. He died on November 15, 2010. Employee #2 was hospitalized. Employee #3 received emergency treatment but was not hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, flammable liquid, fire, lighting, combustible liquid, skin, high temperature
| |||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 314703851 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 314703851 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 314703851 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |