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Accident Summary Nr: 107423.015 - Employee burns label from equipment and ignites flammable va

Accident Summary Nr: 107423.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320556.015	06/07/2018		811310	C & C Hydraulics, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:21 p.m. on March 22, 2018, an employee had been working at the part washer machine using flammable chemicals including naphtha, methanol, and hexane. The employee used an open flame to cut a string for an equipment label. The employee's clothes caught on fire and ignited the flammable vapors. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to his abdomen and third degree burns to his upper legs.

Keywords: Abdomen, Burn, Flammable Vapors, Hexane, Leg, Methane, Naphtha

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1320556.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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