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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016099156 · 9/28/2016 · Fox Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Methanol

Employer

Name
Fox Construction, Inc.
Location
Millcreek Mall, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16565
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While working in a ditch, an employee cut a test header off a piece of steel pipe. The test header was being lifted out of the ditch when it tipped to the side and some methanol, which had been used to clean the pipe, leaked out and onto the employee's legs. The methanol ignited and caught the employee's legs on fire. The employee was hospitalized with leg burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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