Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CRAFTSMEN INDUSTRIES INC
Start: 3/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032779 · 3/29/2022 · CRAFTSMEN INDUSTRIES INC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: CRAFTSMEN INDUSTRIES INC
Location: 3101 Elm Point Industries Drive, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, 63301
NAICS: 336390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring diesel fuel from a tractor trailer into a drum. As the fuel entered the drum, it displaced the residue and vapors from a solvent that the drum had contained. The vapors came in contact with a battery-powered pump, creating an explosion. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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