Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Turner Industries Group
Start: 2/3/2023

4 hospitalizations · 2023021122 · 2/3/2023 · Turner Industries Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 4
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Fire, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Turner Industries Group
Location: DOW Chemical Center 355 LA-3142, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were unbolting the head of a product purge bin utilizing a high-speed cut saw. As the crew was cutting the last of 15 bolts on the purge bin head, a flash fire occurred resulting in burns to four employees.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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