ROTH BROTHERS INC.
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
| Employer | ROTH BROTHERS INC. | Report ID | 2017054357 |
| Address | 1 Performance Pl | City, State ZIP | YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44502 |
| Event Date | May 12, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Source of Injury | Flammable gas, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Hand grinders-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.09000, -80.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting a piece of duct work to size using a grinder with a cut-off wheel. The pipe was staged on the back of a truck parked approximately 5 feet from two manhole covers. As the employee was cutting, vapors from an underground tank beneath the manhole covers ignited, causing first degree flash burns to the employee's torso, chest, hands, arms, head, face, neck, and back and second degree burns to the chest and hands.
Incident Summary
On May 12, 2017, a worker at ROTH BROTHERS INC. in YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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.
Context
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