Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CAPCO LLC
Start: 4/6/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043076 · 4/6/2022 · CAPCO LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Explosives, blasting agents, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: CAPCO LLC
Location: 1328 Winters Avenue, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81501
NAICS: 325920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 6, 2022, around 12:30 p.m., an employee in the Energetics Loading Room was loading a Division 1.3 explosive blend, TBK Initiation Powder, in to a BBU-48 Dual Impulse Cartridge. During the clearing of the funnel that is used to load the explosive blend into the cartridge, a glancing blow between the handheld tool and funnel caused a deflagration event to occur and the employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands and arms. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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