Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143887.015 - Employee incurs burns on face and hands during flammable liq

Accident Summary Nr: 143887.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/11/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579232.015	02/16/2022		321911	Dunbarton Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on February 11, 2022, an employee was changing waste collection barrels outside the Ransburg #2 Spray Booth machine. The employee did not ground empty waste barrel and used a plastic bucket to remove the excess flammable liquid mixture from to empty waste barrel, triggering an electro-static spark creating a flashfire/explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the face and hands. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Face, Flammable Liquid, Hand, Spark

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579232.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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