HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK—
Aladdin Packaging
Fire unspecified · Thermal burns third degree or higher
Final narrative
A container containing a flammable liquid was stored on a shelf below a work table. An employee was using a metal grinder on a tabletop when sparks from the grinder ignited the flammable liquid, resulting in second- and third-degree burns to their lower leg.
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