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Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc. in JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc. Report ID 2022119559
Address 1801 Pennsylvania 51 City, State ZIP JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA 15025
Event Date November 1, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Chemicals, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection # 1632972
GPS Coordinates 40.29000, -79.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been cutting plate with an acetylene torch. The employee left for lunch, during which the regulator was turned off. When the employee returned from lunch, he turned the valve to begin work and a fire erupted from the oxygen tank regulator. The employee sustained burns to the stomach area.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2022, a worker at Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc. in JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with chemicals, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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