Pine Tree Food Equipment
Vehicle or machinery fire — Thermal burns degree unspecified — PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE
| Employer | Pine Tree Food Equipment | Report ID | 2024098691 |
| Address | 33 Edgemont Drive | City, State ZIP | PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE 04769 |
| Event Date | September 18, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Head and extremities |
| Event Type | Vehicle or machinery fire | Source of Injury | Cooking and food-warming machinery except pressurized |
| Secondary Source | Methane except sewer gas | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.69000, -68.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and co-worker arrived at a customer site to work on a six-burner range oven. Upon arrival, they found the gas lines were flooded with water and the oven was waterlogged. They turned off the gas to hook up a safety valve and thermostat to the main gas line. They turned the gas back on and started to do a leak check with leak detection solution. They sprayed fittings, lines, and connections on valves. There was no indication of leaks. They turned the gas on and went to light pilots to test the gas. Upon lighting the pilots, there was a flash that came out of the front valve and the back of the oven. The injured employee was standing in front of the oven and suffered burns to their arms, hands, and face.
Incident Summary
On September 18, 2024, a worker at Pine Tree Food Equipment in PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with cooking and food-warming machinery except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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