Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Energetic Materials and Products, Inc.
Start: 4/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043616 · 4/27/2022 · Energetic Materials and Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Pyrotechnics, fireworks

Employer

Name: Energetic Materials and Products, Inc.
Location: 2046 County Road 115 Building W6, BURNET, TEXAS, 78611
NAICS: 541712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working in an area. The first was using a pneumatic press to consolidate explosive powder into a pressed pellet. The second was using a manual arbor press to extract the pressed pellet from the pressing die. There was an explosion of zirconium potassium perchlorate, and the second employee suffered burns to the face and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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