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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016021422 · 2/16/2016 · Salem Tube, Inc. A Division of Tubacex

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Face, unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Natural gas

Employer

Name
Salem Tube, Inc. A Division of Tubacex
Location
951 4th Street, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was relighting an industrial furnace that went out. Gas had built-up in the furnace and when the employee attempted the relight, an explosion/flash fire knocking the employee backwards and causing burns to the face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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