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O'Day Equipment, LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O'Day Equipment, LLC in BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer O'Day Equipment, LLC Report ID 20161211484
Address Cenex Convenience Store, Highway Five West City, State ZIP BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 58318
Event Date December 9, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary Source Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 447110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 48.84000, -100.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using propane to heat up a solenoid on a diesel pump when the underground pump turned on, resulting in diesel making contact with the propane heater. The diesel and propane ignited, burning the employee's arms.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2016, a worker at O'Day Equipment, LLC in BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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