Titan Machinery, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - LAMOURE, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Titan Machinery, Inc. in LAMOURE, North Dakota
Employer Titan Machinery, Inc.
Address 1100 Highway 13 East
City, State ZIP LAMOURE, North Dakota 58458
Report ID 2015129883
Event Date December 30, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Flammable gas, unspecified
Secondary Source Welding and heating handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423820
Inspection # 1116405
GPS Coordinates 46.36000, -98.29000

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Incident Narrative

An employee used a MIG welder on a caddy. The flammable vapor inside ignited and burned the employee's right arm and hand.

Incident Summary

On December 30, 2015, a worker at Titan Machinery, Inc. in LAMOURE, North Dakota suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with flammable gas, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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