Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 5/11/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054041 · 5/11/2016 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 1704 Virgina Ct, OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, 42301
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On or about 5/11/2016, an employee was delivering mail when he noticed smoke coming from a resident's garage. He stopped and noticed a gas can on fire and two kids in the garage. He told the kids to get out of the garage and to kick the gas can out. One of the kids kicked the gas can out of the garage. The can hit the employee and splattered gas on him. The gas caught on fire and caused third degree burns to both of his legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown