J & M Displays, Inc

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - ARTHUR, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at J & M Displays, Inc in ARTHUR, Illinois
Employer J & M Displays, Inc
Address 120 E Progress Street, Water Treatment Plant
City, State ZIP ARTHUR, Illinois 61911
Report ID 2023075875
Event Date July 2, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source of Injury Pyrotechnics, fireworks
Industry (NAICS) 713990
GPS Coordinates 39.71696, -88.47214

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up after a firework display and discovered an unexploded pyrotechnic device. The employee went to remove the black powder charge from the tube when it exploded, resulting in first-and second-degree burns to their left hand.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2023, a worker at J & M Displays, Inc in ARTHUR, Illinois suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with pyrotechnics, fireworks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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