OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412126

BURN,MEK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FIRE,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,SMOKING

1989-04-19T00:00:00

Event: BURN,MEK,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,FIRE,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,SMOKING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14412126
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee dies after small explosion and fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was mopping the floor in Operator Control Room B (a lab) with a flam mable liquid lab cleaner containing 50 percent toluene and 50 percent methyl eth yl ketone. Employee #1 either lit a cigarette or threw one close to the floor dr ain, igniting the flammable vapors and resulting in a small explosion and flash fire. Employee #1 was burned and later died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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