Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202492286 - Employee Is Burned When Paint Can Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 202492286 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314572629	08/26/2011	1721	237310	Chrisp Company

Abstract: On August 11, 2011, Employee #1, a spray paint helper, was working on an Apollo Thermo Handliner machine used to mark roadways at a road construction project at the intersection of US 50 and Hazel Avenue. A can of aerosol paint fell off of the body of the machine and rolled under the propane heater that melts the striping material. Employee #1 reached for the can when it exploded, causing face and arm burns. A coworker helped wash Employee #1 in cold water and call 911. Employee #1 went to UC Davis Burn Unit, where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: BURN, HIGHWAY, HEATER, MACHINE OPERATOR, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT, EXPLOSION, ARM, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314572629			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Other

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