# Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries at American Insulated Glass, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098445` · 9/11/2024 · CONLEY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
- **Secondary source:** Ethanol, methanol, monohydric alcohols
## Employer
- **Name:** American Insulated Glass, LLC
- **Location:** 3965 E. Conley Road, CONLEY, GEORGIA, 30288
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 11, 2024, an employee was attempting to remove a valve from an empty 55-gallon drum that had contained ethanol. The valve was stuck to the lower adapter ring. The employee tack welded the rings together to remove the entire valve when the drum exploded and the employee sustained burns and contusions.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*