Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Emerald Coast Truss LLC
Start: 2/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021723 · 2/22/2017 · Emerald Coast Truss LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Alcohols, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Emerald Coast Truss LLC
Location: 5817 Commerce Road, MILTON, FLORIDA, 32583
NAICS: 321214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing near a burn barrel fire outside the floor truss building and received third degree burns from his thighs to his stomach, second degree burns to his chest and first degree burns on his neck when hot denatured alcohol was added to the fire and spattered onto the employee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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