ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC.
Fire, unspecified — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA
| Employer | ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC. | Report ID | 2018021496 |
| Address | 5430 70th Avenue North | City, State ZIP | PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA 33781 |
| Event Date | February 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fire, unspecified | Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.83000, -82.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inside a "dry room" at the press cell area. The room is environmentally controlled and a press is used to make heat pellets from powder. The powder is a flammable solid. The employee was cleaning the powder in the cell area with a broom and scoop and disposing of the powder at the satellite accumulation inside a fire cabinet. It is suspected that static electricity ignited the powder. The resulting fire burned both of the employee's hands.
Incident Summary
On February 13, 2018, a worker at ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC. in PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fire, unspecified, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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