SHERMAN, SOUTH DAKOTA—
D & S Welding, LLC
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at D & S Welding, LLC, 48227 249th Street, SHERMAN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57030 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting the top of an empty scrap barrel that previously contained antifreeze. The bottom of the barrel blew out due to pressure that built up and caused his jeans to catch fire, resulting in burns.
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