The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 7th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Whittier, CA at I.B.S. Beauty, Inc.. A 31 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee was killed in explosion and fire
Accident Date2016-03-07
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 3:17 p.m. on March 7, 2016, Employee #1 was transferring a flammable liquid from a 55 gallon drum to a 1 gallon container when the container exploded. The building caught on fire and Employee #1 was killed from thermal burns and inhalation of smoke.