Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Gralan Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 10/13/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107616 · 10/13/2015 · Gralan 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: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Secondary source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: Gralan Enterprises, Inc.
Location: Coke St & Joe Routt Rd, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 77840
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a gas power chop saw cutting concrete. When the gas cap came off, the chop saw caught on fire. Gas splashed onto the employee and the employee suffered second and third degree burns to his legs, back, stomach, and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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