Winter Sports Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - WHITEFISH, Montana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Winter Sports Inc. in WHITEFISH, Montana
Employer Winter Sports Inc.
Address 3794 Big Mountain Rd.
City, State ZIP WHITEFISH, Montana 59937
Report ID 2016065711
Event Date June 26, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Fats, oils, cooking greases
Industry (NAICS) 713920
GPS Coordinates 48.48010, -114.35933

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a wok. A vegetable oil aerosol can located on the counter next to the wok overheated and expelled oil from the bottom vents of the can. The can fell over and rolled at which point it caught fire from the wok. The employee received second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2016, a worker at Winter Sports Inc. in WHITEFISH, Montana suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with fats, oils, cooking greases identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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