OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437735
BURN,VENTILATION,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,PAINT,EXPLOSION,PAINTER
Event description
2 EMPLOYEES KILLED, ONE INJURED WHEN PAINT FUMES EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
ON MAY 16, 1989, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SPRAY PAINTING A SEALED-OFF ROOM IN A HOUSE. TH ILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. E WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE ALL CLOSED AND THE ROOM WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE BY A VISQUEEN SHEET. EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE WORKING IN AN ADJACENT R OOM. A SPARK (SOURCE UNKNOWN) IGNITED THE PAINT FUMES, WHICH HAD SPREAD THROUGHO UT THE EAST END OF THE HOUSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND DIED AT THE SC ENE. THE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE SERIOUSLY BURNED AND TRANSPORTED TO A BURN CEN TER. EMPLOYEE #2 DIED AT THE BURN CENTER. EMPLOYEE #3 SURVIVED AND IS BEING TREA TMENT FOR THE BURNS HE SUSTAINED. THE COMPANY WAS ISSUED CITATIONS FOR THE LACK OF A HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, FAILURE TO ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES, AND FA
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 10
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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