American Insulated Glass, LLC
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids — Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries — CONLEY, Georgia
| Employer | American Insulated Glass, LLC |
| Address | 3965 E. Conley Road |
| City, State ZIP | CONLEY, Georgia 30288 |
| Report ID | 2024098445 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries |
| Body Part | Part of body unspecified |
| Event Type | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
| Source of Injury | Barrels, drums, cans nonpressurized |
| Secondary Source | Ethanol, methanol, monohydric alcohols |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327211 |
| Inspection # | 1776547 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.64655, -84.32375 |
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Incident Narrative
On September 11, 2024, an employee was attempting to remove a valve from an empty 55-gallon drum that had contained ethanol. The valve was stuck to the lower adapter ring. The employee tack welded the rings together to remove the entire valve when the drum exploded and the employee sustained burns and contusions.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2024, a worker at American Insulated Glass, LLC in CONLEY, Georgia suffered surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries to the part of body unspecified. The incident was classified as explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids, with barrels, drums, cans nonpressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 73 severe injury reports involving "Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids" incidents in our database. Browse all Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids injuries.
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