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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015096995 · 9/23/2015 · Nakanishi Mfg. Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Nakanishi Mfg. Inc.
Location
1225 Vyoles Road, WINTERVILLE, GEORGIA, 30683
NAICS
336310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance when he found a broken solenoid valve on the dust collector machine. He reassembled the valve of the unit, which performed an automatic blow-down of the dust collector unit. A static charge occurred, causing an explosion that severely burned the employee's body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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