Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Stokes Contracting, Inc.
Start: 4/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043253 · 4/10/2017 · Stokes Contracting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Stokes Contracting, Inc.
Location: Louis Dreyfus Company LLC dba Imperial Sugar Company, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 561790
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was refilling a forklift cylinder when the fueling nozzle began leaking propane. As the employee went to turn off the nozzle, the propane ignited and the employee sustained burns to his neck, arms, face, and head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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