Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CCA Civil, Inc.
Start: 8/4/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085434 · 8/4/2015 · CCA Civil, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: CCA Civil, Inc.
Location: Exit 13, Staten Island Expressway, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10301
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting metal rebar with a powered saw on the Staten Island Expressway (Exit 13) when the saw exploded, splashing gasoline onto the employee's legs. The gasoline caught fire, and the employee sustained third degree burns to the legs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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