Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WVA MANUFACTURING, LLC, U.S. ROUTE 60 EAST, ALLOY, WEST VIRGINIA 25002
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On 08/10/18, at approximately 2:00 AM, a maintenance employee was performing repairs to an oxygen line that was part of a plant's oxygen air system. The employee repaired the hose, tightened the clamp on the hose, and instructed another employee to turn the oxygen back on. When the oxygen was turned back on, the hose exploded in the maintenance employee's hands. The employee was hospitalized with burns to both hands.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedOxygen and oxygen compounds, n.e.c.