Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at COVANTA Energy of SEMASS
Start: 1/7/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010152 · 1/7/2016 · COVANTA Energy of SEMASS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: COVANTA Energy of SEMASS
Location: 141 Cranberry Highway, WEST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02576
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While working on a sorting line, an employee was sprayed by a flammable chemical when the bottle that it was in got stuck on the conveyor. The ignition source was a portable heater that was being used to keep the employee warm. The employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to the right hand and right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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