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Blackduck Power Equipment, Inc

Vehicle or machinery fire — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Blackduck Power Equipment, Inc in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Blackduck Power Equipment, Inc Report ID 2019089056
Address 2014 125 T Avenue NW City, State ZIP WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854
Event Date August 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.72000, -103.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a semi-truck engine when his right arm caught on fire, sustaining second or third degree burns.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2019, a worker at Blackduck Power Equipment, Inc in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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