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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20201111132 · 11/25/2020 · PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Explosives, blasting agents, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.
Location
1661 JUNIPER CREEK ROAD, BYRON, GEORGIA, 31008
NAICS
325920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up after working with BB cartridges (an ignition charge assembly) in a rotary machine. Residual HMX under the funnel ignited due to friction, burning the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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