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Thermal burns degree unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024087979 · 8/28/2024 · Tractor & Equipment Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and extremities
Nature of injury
Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Rollers, compactors construction
Secondary source
Torches welding, cutting

Employer

Name
Tractor & Equipment Company
Location
1355 Big Shanty Drive, KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144
NAICS
423810
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a torch to remove a broken bolt from inside a roller drum. Prior to this, brake cleaner had been used inside the roller drum. The employee was inside the roller drum when a flash fire occurred and the employee sustained burns to their face and arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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