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Accident Summary Nr: 124030.015 - Employee sustains second degree burns to head and arm in gri

Accident Summary Nr: 124030.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 02/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463079.015	02/11/2020		484121	Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:10 p.m. on February 1, 2020, Employee #1 was assisting a coworker, grilling brats on two 12-inch charcoal camping grills in the maintenance shop. The coworker attempted to ignite charcoal in one of the grills by using denatured alcohol as a lighter fluid. The denatured alcohol ignited while being poured, and created a large ball of fire that burned the left arm and face of Employee #1. Employee #1 was transferred to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL and admitted for treatment of second degree burns to the face and left arm.

Keywords: Alcohol, Arm, Burn, Charcoal, Face, Fire

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463079.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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