Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262539

ERNIE NORRIS PAINTING COMPANY

Event
FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, GASOLINE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104284195
Employer profile
ERNIE NORRIS PAINTING COMPANY
Summary number
14262539
Report ID
452110

Event description

Employees cleaning brushes injured when gasoline ignites

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using gasoline to clean paint brushes when the gasoline ignited from an unknown cause. Employees #1 through #3 were injured.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 9 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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