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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
2 hospitalizations · 2016010165 · 1/7/2016 · Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 2
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- Source
- Propane
- Secondary source
- Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Employer
- Name
- Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.
- Location
- 2503 Wiles Road, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33073
- NAICS
- 324121
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
Two employees using a propane torch to loosen hardened asphalt were hospitalized when a flash flame caused severe burns to their arms and faces.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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