Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201401627 - Battery Exploded Throwing Battery Acid In Employee'S Face
Accident: 201401627 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/16/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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127292662 | 02/12/1998 | 1711 | River City Mechanical | ||||
Employee #1 was using a cigarette lighter to check the fluid level in a battery when the flame caused the battery to explode throwing battery acid into his face. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
battery, burn, flammable vapors, fire, flashback, chemical
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 127292662 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Fire/explosion |