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Second degree heat (thermal) burns
1 hospitalization · 2017043526 · 4/19/2017 · Michels Power Corporation
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Leg(s), 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
- Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Employer
- Name
- Michels Power Corporation
- Location
- Ball Road, HASTINGS, NEW YORK, 13076
- NAICS
- 221122
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a gasoline-powered demolition saw to cut a metal tower when a fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown