Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Foamco
Start: 12/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129194 · 12/5/2015 · Foamco

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Foamco
Location: 3 Church Street, TOMKINS COVE, NEW YORK, 10986
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 12/5/15, an employee was switching out 55-gallon drums of wall waterproofing material in a waterproofing truck when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the abdomen, back, and face and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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