Explosion, unspecified · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jefrey Mark Willis, 1450 Blashfield St, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30315
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was torching materials to free a jam in a baler machine when an explosion occurred, resulting in second-degree burns to their left arm and leg that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Banding, baling, strapping machinery
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