Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Honeywell Aerospace, 6930 N Lakewood Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74117
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was getting rags to wipe down a part that had just been dipped in LORCOAT when an explosion and fire occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's arms, second degree burns to the neck, and first and second degree burns to the head. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Chemical products, n.e.c.
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