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Amspec LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — MOBILE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Amspec LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA
Employer Amspec LLC Report ID 2020098691
Address 5237 Halls Mill Rd, building U City, State ZIP MOBILE, ALABAMA 36619
Event Date September 13, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.60000, -88.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) standard with laboratory equipment when the equipment was knocked off the counter, causing the quick connect to fail. LPG then released and was ignited by the equipment's heating element. The employee received first and second degree burns on the right and left hands.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2020, a worker at Amspec LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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