Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Waste Management
Start: 7/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076407 · 7/15/2016 · Waste Management

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Waste Management
Location: 2710 Golden Key Road, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a diesel fuel tank. He was burning off extra metal after the repair and the vapors ignited. The employee received second degree burns to the face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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