PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.

Vehicle or machinery fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BYRON, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. in BYRON, Georgia
Employer PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.
Address 1661 JUNIPER CREEK ROAD
City, State ZIP BYRON, Georgia 31008
Report ID 20201111132
Event Date November 25, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Explosives, blasting agents, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325920
GPS Coordinates 32.66000, -83.80000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up after working with BB cartridges (an ignition charge assembly) in a rotary machine. Residual HMX under the funnel ignited due to friction, burning the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2020, a worker at PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. in BYRON, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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