Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Deer Country Farm and Lawn, Inc.
Start: 3/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032653 · 3/13/2019 · Deer Country Farm and Lawn, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: Deer Country Farm and Lawn, Inc.
Location: 2710 Mount Joy Road, MANHEIM, PENNSYLVANIA, 17545
NAICS: 423820
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An electric hand grinder was being used to cut an empty metal 55-gallon drum that had held motor oil. The drum exploded. The employee suffered a broken facial bone, moderate burns on the side of the face, and burns to the esophagus and lungs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown