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OSHA Injury Report: KIRCHHOFF Automotive Lansing

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at KIRCHHOFF Automotive Lansing in 16325 Felton Rd, Lansing, MI 48906 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
KIRCHHOFF Automotive Lansing
Parent company
KIRCHHOFF Automotive
Street
16325 Felton Rd
City
Lansing
State
MI
ZIP
48906
On-site location
production floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Working in another area

What happened

Strong smell of propane in the area and employee found that the floor scrubber 's propane connection to the tank was spraying liquid propane into the tank area. While attempting to shut the frozen valve off with a pair of channel locks the fumes ignited causing a fire ball and setting the floor scrubber on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by Maintenance personal.

Injury or illness

Employee was sent to the hospital for breathing problems from inhalation from the fire extinguisher.

Object or substance involved

fire extinguisher

Summary line

Chemical exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
332510 — Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
165
Total hours worked
342000
EIN
800913594
Establishment ID
1092639
Employer case #
23-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:20:13:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.