Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at G.P.'s Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 1/21/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010648 · 1/21/2015 · G.P.'s Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: G.P.'s Enterprises, Inc.
Location: HW 96 & S. R. 247, BONAIRE, GEORGIA, 31005
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was working on the carburetor of his company vehicle with gasoline on his hands when it ignited, causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his right hand and 2nd degree burns on his stomach and left hand. Employee was treated and hospitalized at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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