Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
Start: 8/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087925 · 8/17/2017 · H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers

Employer

Name: H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
Location: Jobsite Right of Way, MICO, TEXAS, 78056
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine when the engine compartment caught fire. The employee had to go through the fire to exit the machine, suffering first and second degree burns to the left and right forearms, a wrist, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown