Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200782514 - Employee Is Killed When Lacquer Vapors Ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 200782514 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/13/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122178924	08/26/2002	1721	0	Tag Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using lacquer thinner to strip paint from a floor when the vapors were ignited by the hot water heater. He was burned and killed by the fire.

Keywords: BURN, LACQUER THINNER, VAPOR, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122178924			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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