Evolution Pyrotechnics Manufacturing, Inc.

Small-scale (limited) fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — COLUMBUS, MONTANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evolution Pyrotechnics Manufacturing, Inc. in COLUMBUS, MONTANA
Employer Evolution Pyrotechnics Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2022119775
Address 1 Nickel Way City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, MONTANA 59019
Event Date November 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Small-scale (limited) fire Source of Injury Pyrotechnics, fireworks
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1633962
GPS Coordinates 45.67000, -109.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pressing pyrotechnic composition into pellets using a pressure tablet press. Upon pouring the composition into the small hopper, the composition ignited and produced a flash fire. The employee sustained bilateral burns to the hands and face.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2022, a worker at Evolution Pyrotechnics Manufacturing, Inc. in COLUMBUS, MONTANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as small-scale (limited) fire, with pyrotechnics, fireworks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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