Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Lauderdale Dental, LLC
Start: 3/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032904 · 3/26/2018 · Lauderdale Dental, LLC

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: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified
Secondary source: Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray

Employer

Name: Lauderdale Dental, LLC
Location: 2015 Interstate DR, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
NAICS: 621210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning on an oxygen tank to a nitrous oxide mixer when the machine burst into flames, causing second degree burns to the employee's right thigh, left hand, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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