Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147217.015 - Employee suffers second-degree burns from fire

Accident Summary Nr: 147217.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579635.015	02/22/2022		326140	International Cushioning Company, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2022, an employee was operating a grinder before being tasked with helping the foam line operator. The employee reached for the foam along with a coworker at the head of the machine, as the employee made contact, static discharge ignited the isobutane released in the extrusion process. The employee had burning polyethylene foam make contact with his arms. The employee was admitted to the hospital to treat 2nd-degree burns.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chemical Burn, Grinder, Static Electricity

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579635.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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