OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221370950
NECTARTEK, LLC
PAHRUMP, NV·
Event description
Employee suffers burns in flash fire during ethanol exchange
Investigation abstract
At 6:15 a.m. on July 2, 2021, an employee was exchanging ethanol in a Safety Kleen Solvent Parts Washer Model 30 drum. Upon turning on the parts washer, a spark ignited a flash fire. The flash fire caused burns to both arms, face, head, and ears, and the employee's lab coat caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of these burns.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 224
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