Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.
Start: 4/4/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015041747 · 4/4/2015 · Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.
Location: I75 at Exit 439, WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32096
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pumping diesel fuel from a fuel cell in the back of a pickup truck when the fumes flashed. The employee suffered second degree burns to his left arm and minor burns to his head, face, and chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown