H.E. NEUMANN COMPANY
Flash fire — Thermal burns second degree — INDUSTRIAL, West Virginia
| Employer | H.E. NEUMANN COMPANY |
| Address | Salem Correctional Center, 7 Industrial Blvd |
| City, State ZIP | INDUSTRIAL, West Virginia 26426 |
| Report ID | 2024065214 |
| Event Date | June 12, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns second degree |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Flash fire |
| Source of Injury | Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Blow torches except welding |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.28249, -80.57828 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was heating up a discharge refrigerant line on a compressor using a torch to replace the compressor. When he went to remove the line from the compressor, a fireball exited the compressor line burning his left forearm, wrist and hand. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns to the left forearm and hand.
Incident Summary
On June 12, 2024, a worker at H.E. NEUMANN COMPANY in INDUSTRIAL, West Virginia suffered thermal burns second degree to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as flash fire, with heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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