Ignition of clothing · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc., 2300 S Calhoun Rd, NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN 53151
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a handheld grinder on a metal part. Sparks flew off the part and caught their clothing on fire. The employee sustained severe burns to their face, neck, and underarms.
After repairing a piece of industrial equipment, an employee had brake-cleaning liquid on his gloves. A lighter ignited the liquid, and the employee's hands were severely burned.
An employee was cleaning a seam with weather membrane cleaner. The cleaner soaked into the employee's gloves, and they caught fire when a cigarette was lit. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
The injured employee had been working with xylene in a paint booth and exited the paint booth for a smoke break. The employee dropped his lighter, causing his clothing to catch fire, possibly from xylene vapors. The employee sustained burns from their chest down to their thighs and was hospitalized.
An employee was charging the furnace when a spark from the furnace ignited and struck the employee's undershirt. The employee sustained burns to their lower back, hands, and front abdomen.
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