Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202467312 - Worker's Face Is Burned During Glass Scoring Operations

Accident Summary Nr: 202467312 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312430002	11/18/2008	3229	327212	Mid Coast Glass Company

Abstract: At about 9:30 a.m. on October 21, 2008, Employee #1, a glazier at Mid Coast Glass Company, was scoring a piece of laminated glass. He had applied a coating of a flammable substance and ignited the substance to make the glass more pliable for scoring and breaking. The flame backdrafted into Employee #1's face. Employee #1 was hospitalized for burns to his face.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FLASHBACK, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312430002			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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