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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2018088909 · 8/28/2018 · Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.

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
Explosion, n.e.c.
Source
Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Secondary source
Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers

Employer

Name
Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.
Location
Paving job, Bethlehem Road, KINTNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18930
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was training another employee on how to light the back part of a paver and set his butane torch down on the paver. When the paver was later started, its doors closed on the torch, causing it to bend, be punctured, and blow up, at which point the employee jumped from the paver. He suffered burns to both arms, his nose, and forehead, as well as a possible broken left heel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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