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Lippolis Electric, Inc.

Small-scale (limited) fire — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lippolis Electric, Inc. in LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
Employer Lippolis Electric, Inc. Report ID 2018065733
Address 28-34 Jackson Ave City, State ZIP LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 11101
Event Date June 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Small-scale (limited) fire Source of Injury Adhesives, glues, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1323037
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -73.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a receptacle on a live floor box. He was extending the floor box using PVC glue to secure it. The flammable glue ignited with the live wire in the floor box. The employee's left hand sustained second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On June 12, 2018, a worker at Lippolis Electric, Inc. in LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as small-scale (limited) fire, with adhesives, glues, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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