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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021098115 · 9/21/2021 · Titan Machinery

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Explosion, n.e.c.
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name
Titan Machinery
Location
7250 Greenridge Road, WINDSOR, COLORADO, 80550
NAICS
453998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 9/21/2021, at 2:15 PM, an employee was using a cutting torch to remove the top of an empty drum that contained hydraulic fluid. Vapors in the drum expanded causing the top of the drum to blow off and strike the employee's left arm and right hand. The employee sustained a fracture to the left arm and required stitches on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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