OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500193

BURN,LACQUER THINNER,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,CLEANING,FIRE,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE,INATTENTION,LEG

1985-12-14T00:00:00

Event: BURN,LACQUER THINNER,FLAMMABLE LIQUID,CLEANING,FIRE,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE,INATTENTION,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14500193
Report ID: 523400

Event description

TEN EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS FROM FIRE & EXPLOSION

Investigation abstract

On December 14, 1985, Employees #1 through #10 were hospitalized with various in juries and burn degrees after a fire and explosion occurred in the company's pai nt bay area. The fire was the result of an explosion caused by washing a machine with lacquer thinner.

Victims (10)

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#10 Hospitalized Age 62 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 54 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 47 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 57 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1
#9 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
2

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
10

Task assigned
1

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