Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Magna Products Corp., 777 Mount Read Boulevard, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14606
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Neck and upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was painting the inside of a new parts-cleaning machine for electric motors and motor parts when the airborne paint exploded and burned the employee. The employee sustained burns to their neck, lower forearms, and hands.
Hospitalized Neck and upper extremities Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
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