Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Affiliated Fuel System, Inc, 3939 Moreland Ave, CONLEY, GEORGIA 30288
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
On April 18, 2025, an employee was cutting the lid off an empty 55-gallon drum using a plasma cutter. The drum originally contained a flammable liquid and residual liquid inside the drum ignited and exploded. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, chest, and arms.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Solvents and degreasers except naphtha based
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