Industrial Tooling, Inc.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - FORT SMITH, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Industrial Tooling, Inc. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas
Employer Industrial Tooling, Inc.
Address 4316 S 16th St
City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, Arkansas 72901
Report ID 2017010275
Event Date January 10, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source of Injury Oxygen tanks and cylinders
Industry (NAICS) 332119
Inspection # 1203150
GPS Coordinates 35.34405, -94.41780

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Incident Narrative

An employee was filling an oxygen cylinder from a large cylinder. Another employee pushed the booster pump and the cylinder exploded. Both employee were hospitalized for burns to the abdomen, arms, chest and face.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2017, a worker at Industrial Tooling, Inc. in FORT SMITH, Arkansas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with oxygen tanks and cylinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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