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Accident: 201495611 - Worker Is Burned When Paint Primer Ignites From Pilot Light
Accident: 201495611 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/28/2011 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 315070334 | 07/19/2011 | 6531 | Summerfield Apartments | ||||
| At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 28, 2011, Employee #1, a 39-year-old male with Summerfield Apartments, was spraying an area under a water heater with a paint primer OKilza to kill mold and fungal growth underneath the water heater. Employee #1 did not shut off the pilot light which caused fire flash back with the open flame of the pilot light and the flammable vapor spay stream of the paint. Employee #1 suffered superficial first and second degree burns to his face, neck, and upper extremities. Employee #1 was transported to the Emergency Department of Community Regional Community Medical Center-Fresno via ambulance, where he was treated for his superficial burns. He was discharged home on March 29, 2011 in stable condition. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, pilot light, shoulder, fire, spray painting, neck, arm, toxic fumes, face
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| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
| 1 | 315070334 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Not specified mechanics and repairers | |||