OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14343081
S & S EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.
MIAMI, FL·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES BURNED IN LACQUER THINNER FIRE AND EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE POURED LACQUER THINNER FROM A 5 GALLON UNAPPROVED CONTAINER ONTO A F IRE SMOLDERING INSIDE A 55 GALLON DRUM. THE LACQUER THINNER IGNITED AND FLAMES S HUT UP INTO THE 5 GALLON CONTAINER. THE CONTAINER EXPLODED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S HAN D. ONE EMPLOYEE DIED AND ANOTHER WAS SEVERLY BURNED. THE DRUM WAS USED TO CLEAN GREASE FROM BURNERS OR FOR HEATING.
Victims (2)
-
#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.