Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201060316 - Employee burned when hexane vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 201060316 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125998625	11/15/1996	1799	0	American Bathtub Refinishers

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a shower enclosure in the bathroom of a private mobile home. He had just finished applying a mastic that emitted hexane vapors. Employee #1 had not extinguished the pilot lights and the vapors ignited, enveloping the structure in flames. He sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns to his upper extremities, head, neck, and upper back that covered approximately 17 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, PILOT LIGHT, HEAD, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, HEXANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125998625			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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