Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS, 1909 CR-87, ALABASTER, ALABAMA 35007
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing accumulated metal from an overflow trough with a metal lancing rod. The rod became separated from the holder, and oxygen accumulated in the lancing tube and ignited. The employee's left palm received a second-degree burn.
HospitalizedHand(s), except finger(s)Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified
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