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 2021031840
Event Date March 1, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Other special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325920
Inspection # 1518615
GPS Coordinates 32.67000, -83.78000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing cleaning operations in a pyrotechnic loading machine. A flash burned her right hand and the inside of her forearm.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2021, a worker at PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. in BYRON, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with other special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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