A journeyman painter died of massive thermal burns caused when an electrical contact set off an explosion of volatile waterproofing material. The painter and a co-worker were in the basket of a personlift, designed to lift workers to do tasks in locations off the ground. The lift was enclosed by a metal guardrail. The workers were applying a flammable liquid waterproofing material to the roof of a building. Both were using rollers and extension poles. The basket of the personlift containing the workers came into contact with an unguarded, energized electrical installation. The painter was holding onto an aluminum pole which touched […]