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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2015129883 · 12/30/2015 · Titan Machinery, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- Source
- Flammable gas, unspecified
- Secondary source
- Welding and heating handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- Titan Machinery, Inc.
- Location
- 1100 Highway 13 East, LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58458
- NAICS
- 423820
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee used a MIG welder on a caddy. The flammable vapor inside ignited and burned the employee's right arm and hand.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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