- Author
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Vickers, A. K.
- Title
- Kitchen Ranges in Fabic Fires. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS TN 817,
April 1974,
23 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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accidents
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burns (injuries)
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FFACTS
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flammable fabrics
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garments
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ignition sources
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injuries
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stoves
- Abstract
- Kitchen ranges playes a major role in the 1616 fabric accident case histories recorded in the Flammable Fabrics Accident Case and Testing System as of May 1972. They accounted for 214 or 35 percent of the direct garment ignitions in FFACTS. Female victims outnumbered males by 3 to 1; females under 16 and over 65 were particularly heavily represented. Reaching over and leaning against the range caused the majority of the garment ignitions. Shirts, robes, pajamas, nightgowns and dresses were the most frequently ignited garments. Thirty-four victims died from injuries resulting from garment ignitions from ranges; 24 of these fatalities were people over 65 years old.