Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438203

CITY OF ONTARIO

Event
Battery, Burn, Chemical Burn, Explosion, Leg
NAICS
921110
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345669600
Employer profile
CITY OF ONTARIO
Summary number
221438203
Report ID
0950644

Event description

Employee burns leg when phone battery explodes

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on October 20, 2021, an employee was exiting a building he was inspecting for his job when a home phone battery he had in his pocket exploded. The employee suffered third-degree burns on his upper right leg and was hospitalized to treat the injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    0

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