Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ozark Gas
Start: 7/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017077038 · 7/27/2017 · Ozark Gas

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Ozark Gas
Location: 1021 Southern Expressway, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 63701
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been removing valve caps from acetylene cylinders using an electric drill equipped with an attachment. Acetylene gas was ignited by a spark and the employee was hospitalized for burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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