SIKESTON, MISSOURI·
S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc
Explosion, n.e.c. · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc, 411 Lynual St, SIKESTON, MISSOURI 63801 on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
Two employees in the shop area were using a cutting torch to cut the top of an empty 55-gallon drum. The drum had previously contained windshield washer fluid. The drum exploded and the lid struck one of the employees. Both employees sustained severe burns and were hospitalized.
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