Fire unspecified · Thermal burns third degree or higher
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aladdin Packaging, 115 Engineering Rd., HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788
on — Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A container containing a flammable liquid was stored on a shelf below a work table. An employee was using a metal grinder on a tabletop when sparks from the grinder ignited the flammable liquid, resulting in second- and third-degree burns to their lower leg.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Flammable and combustible liquids and solids unspecified
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