Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Fairway Services, Inc.
Start: 4/28/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018044101 · 4/28/2018 · Fairway Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Fairway Services, Inc.
Location: 4360 S. Mingo Rd., TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74146
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had replaced a truck's fuel filter and got fuel on his wrist and hand. When he reconnected the power wires to the fuel pump, it sparked and ignited the fuel on his left hand, burning it.

Source

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