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Burns and other injuries, except fractures, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015118868 · 11/23/2015 · Industrial Process and Equipment, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Burns and other injuries, except fractures, unspecified

Cause

Event
Explosion, unspecified
Source
Clothes dryers
Secondary source
Propane

Employer

Name
Industrial Process and Equipment, Inc.
Location
AmeriGas, SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19608
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a propane dryer and blowing dust with compressed air when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered a shoulder injury and hand burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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