Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kribha Distribution Co, 1735 West Cortland Court, ADDISON, ILLINOIS 60101
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
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Final narrative
On April 15, 2019, an employee was cleaning tables in the warehouse area with acetone. The employee heated up the acetone and the solvent ignited, burning him below the knee, on both legs, and the right hand.
An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.
An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.
An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.
The injured employee was working in the business lot. A customer was getting into their rental truck and pressed the gas rather than the brake pedal, causing the vehicle to accelerate. The truck struck the injured employee causing a fractured pelvis.
An employee was standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder leaned against a wall. They fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left pelvis area and a cut to the right hand and index finger that required five stitches.
An employee was assessing damage to an electrical box while on top of a roll of paper that was held by the clamp arms of a forklift. The employee was pulling wire on the junction box while elevated but came in contact with a live wire and received an electric shock, which caused the employee to fall 20 feet to the ground and sustain a fractured leg, a broken pelvis, and a broken right eye socket.
An employee was cleaning the bathroom in the office of a storage facility. Inhalation of fumes from a cleaner caused respiratory issues and the employee became ill. They were hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.