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Burns and corrosions, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2018021754 · 2/20/2018 · US Postal Service
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Leg(s), unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Burns and corrosions, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- Source
- Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- US Postal Service
- Location
- 1601 East Mound Rd, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- NAICS
- 491110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was driving a mail delivery truck when a vape cigarette in his pocket burned his leg, requiring hospitalization.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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