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Okuley's Pharmacy & Home Medical, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — DEFIANCE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Okuley's Pharmacy & Home Medical, Inc. in DEFIANCE, OHIO
Employer Okuley's Pharmacy & Home Medical, Inc. Report ID 2020043441
Address 1201 E. Second St. City, State ZIP DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
Event Date April 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Ethanol
Industry (NAICS) 446110 Inspection # 1472608
GPS Coordinates 41.28000, -84.34000

Incident Narrative

On April 15, 2020, an employee was using an ethanol filter to make sanitizer. As the employee was using a pump to filter ethanol from one 5-gallon bucket (through tubing and a charcoal filter) to another, the ethanol started to spray out and immediately caught fire. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face, hands, and arms.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2020, a worker at Okuley's Pharmacy & Home Medical, Inc. in DEFIANCE, OHIO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with ethanol identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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