Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114120959 - Ashima Home Decorators

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 114120959

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 08/19/1994

Site Address:
Ashima Home Decorators
497 Nordhoff Drive
Leonia, NJ 07605

Mailing Address:
324 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/20/1994

Planning Guide: Health-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360660609

Investigation Summary

Investigation 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114120959			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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