Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at H & H General Excavating
Start: 1/5/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010156 · 1/5/2018 · H & H General Excavating

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: H & H General Excavating
Location: 660 Old Hanover Rd, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking on a mulch pile to check for fire when a portion gave out. The employee then fell farther into the burning pile, suffering second degree burns to his right leg and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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