Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Dept of the Navy
Start: 3/24/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032516 · 3/24/2016 · U.S. Dept of the Navy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Power washers
Secondary source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: U.S. Dept of the Navy
Location: Building #419, Outdoor Pool, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32212
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing the pool when he ran out of gasoline. While he was adding gasoline to the pressure washer, it ignited, causing first and second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee's body. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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