Accident: 170613400 - Injures Hand While Cleaning Rollers

Employee #1, a mechanic in the maintenance department at a printing plant, was cleaning hardened glue from the belts and rollers of a reamer/stacker machine. He cleaned off nearly all the hardened glue, but a little remained, so he actuated the rollers and tried to clean the grooves with a file. The glue was tacky in one section and caught the file, twisting it in his hand. Employee #1 suffered severe lacerations to the middle and ring fingers of his left hand. He was sent first to a clinic and then to the hospital, where surgery was performed. He was released the next morning.

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Accident: 201270188 - Burned When Arc Ignites Glue Vapors, Later Dies

On August 5, 1996, Employee #1 was applying glue inside a vessel when an arc apparently caused a fire. He sustained burns and was transported to the hospital, where he died on August 20, 1996. A permit had not been issued for this work, nor was any testing of the tank performed. Employee #1 was wearing a supply air line respirator.

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Accident: 170892137 - Two Employees Burned When Spray Adhesive Ignites

Employees #1 and #2, who worked as a night shift asbestos abatement technicians, were setting up a regulated area of plastic sheeting in the soffit, or loft, area. They were using a 12 oz can of adhesive Inline Superpolytack III spray glue when it came in contact with a halogen light. The can of glue exploded, resulting in a flash fire that ignited Employee #1's clothes. Employee #2 used a dry chemical extinguisher to put the fire out and then helped Employee #1 out of his Tyvek suit. Employee #1 was assisted out of the work area and transported to the UCSD Burn Center for treatment. Employee #2 also sustained burns in the accident. The spray glue was labeled as extremely flammable. The accident was the result of management allowing exposure of a flammable spray adhesive to unprotected hot lights.

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Accident: 170379242 - Employee'S Hand Lacerated Between Rollers Of Glue Spreader

The employer is a manufacturer of cabinets and was preparing new equipment on the laminating line. Tests had been carried out but adjustments were still being made. One of the machines in the laminating line is a glue spreader. After each test the glue on the rollers was supposed to be cleaned by a row of water sprays. This machine was wheeled out of the line by Employee #1, the mechanic, to check if all the glue had been removed from the rollers. The employer reported that the Employee #1 kept the machine on so that he could check the rollers as they turned. Employee #1 allegedly saw a spot and reached for it with a piece of cloth in his hand to wipe off the glue. His hand was caught between the rollers and he suffered lacerations of his hand which required sutures.

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Accident: 14492367 - Burned To Death When Glue Vapors Ignite

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 16, 1994, employees were applying a glue containing hexane, acetone, toluene, and methyl ethyl ketone onto wallpaper in the basement of a single family house in Leonia, NJ. Unknown sources ignited the glue's flammable organic vapors, causing an explosion and fire. Employee #1 burned to death and three coworkers were injured.

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Accident: 881235 - Burned In Explosion

Employee #1 struck a container of flammable glue with the fork of a fork truck and punctured it. The flammable glue spilled onto the floor. Coworkers moved the leaking container to another location to try to transfer the glue to another container. Employee #1 had returned to clean the floor with sawdust when there was an explosion; he was burned and required hospitalization. The explosion may have been caused by the Raymond model 60-C4 OTT type E electric fork truck that Employee #1 was using.

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