ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC.

Fire, unspecified - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - PINELLAS PARK, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC. in PINELLAS PARK, Florida
Employer ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC.
Address 5430 70th Avenue North
City, State ZIP PINELLAS PARK, Florida 33781
Report ID 2018021496
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
GPS Coordinates 27.83547, -82.70736

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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.

Context

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