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Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights | ||||
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| Nr: 114120959 | Report ID: 0214500 | Open Date: 08/19/1994 | ||
| Ashima Home Decorators | ||||
| 497 Nordhoff Drive Leonia, NJ 07605 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 5231/Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper Stores | ||||
| Mailing: 324 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | No Insp/Other | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/20/1994 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Construction | Close Case: | 09/21/1994 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360660609 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14492367 | Event: 08/16/1994 | Employee Burned To Death When Glue Vapors Ignite | ||||
| At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 16, 1994, employees were applying a glue containing hexane, acetone, toluene, and methyl ethyl ketone onto wallpaper in the basement of a single family house in Leonia, NJ. Unknown sources ignited the glue's flammable organic vapors, causing an explosion and fire. Employee #1 burned to death and three coworkers were injured. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, mek, flammable vapors, glue, fire, acetone, toluene, explosion, hexane | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 114120959 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||