Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ABF Freight System
Start: 7/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077158 · 7/16/2018 · ABF Freight System

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ABF Freight System
Location: 2001 Harrisburg Pike, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17015
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee used starting fluid as a cleaning agent. Afterward, he lit a cigarette that ignited chemical residue on his hands. He sustained burns to the face and bilateral upper and lower extremities.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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