Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio
Employer Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc.
Address 2422 Lexington Avenue
City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, Ohio 45505
Report ID 20181212511
Event Date December 6, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Paint removers, thinners
Secondary Source Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 237110
Inspection # 1365351
GPS Coordinates 39.91695, -83.77314

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Incident Narrative

Employees were purging an epoxy supply hose with MEK (paint thinner) inside an unventilated 4-wheel tow trailer. A torpedo heater in was in use at the time and ignited the MEK. Two employees received burns to the hands and face. A third employee inside the tow trailer was uninjured.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2018, a worker at Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with paint removers, thinners identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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