OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332258
PEACHTREE DOORS, INC.
NORCROSS, GA—
Event description
TOLUENE VAPORS IGNITED, BURNING EMPLOYEES
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 APPROACHED AN ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY HEAD (TURBOUNIT) WITH A PAIR OF PL NS OVER 60% OF HIS BODY AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS. EMPLOY EE #2 RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON THE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS. YERS IN HIS HAND. HE INTENDED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE UNIT. POWER TO THE H IGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER HAD BEEN LEFT ON, ALLOWING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE TO BUILD UP ON THE SPRAY HEAD. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 TOUCHED THE HEAD WITH HIS PLYERS THERE W AS AN ELECTRIAL DISCHARGE, IGNITING THE TOLUENE VAPORS. EMPLOYEE #1'S CLOTHING C AUGHT FIRE. EMPLOYEE #2, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FI RE WITH A PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. EMPLOYEE #1 FLED THE AREA WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE AFTER EMPLOYEE #1 HAD RUN OVER 100 FEET. HE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BUR
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2460
- Task assigned
- 1
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