Fires, explosions onboard water vehicle in normal operation · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Industrial Resources, Inc., 2001 W Garfield St., SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98119
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was drilling a hole into the sealed hold of a vessel so a marine chemist could test its atmosphere. Upon drilling the hole, a gas that was under pressure was released and caught fire at the drill motor, where the employee was holding it. The employee was burned.
Hospitalized Part of body unspecified Water vehicle unspecified
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