Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125810.015 - Employee is burned when can of liquid cement is knocked over

Accident Summary Nr: 125810.015 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 04/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473867.015	05/01/2020	5014	441320	317727422 - Purcell Tire & Rubber Co

Abstract: At 10:39 a.m. on April 28, 2020, an employee noticed that a can of liquid cement was smoldering. The employee went to get a fire extinguisher. Before using the fire extinguisher, the employee kicked the can, causing the cement to splash onto the lower part of his body, which then caught fire. A coworker witnessed the incident and ran over. The coworker grabbed the extinguisher and put out the fire. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Fire, Fire Extinguisher, Flammable Liquid, Splashed, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473867.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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