Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Sebring Precast Products, Inc.
Start: 3/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032165 · 3/9/2017 · Sebring Precast Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Propane

Employer

Name: Sebring Precast Products, Inc.
Location: 8037 Associate Blvd., SEBRING, FLORIDA, 33876
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was heating the core of the precast tank using a propane tank. The flame went out. The gas built up so when she relit it there was a flash fire causing second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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