Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC
Start: 10/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010511 · 10/11/2018 · Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Methyl ethyl ketone

Employer

Name: Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC
Location: Whitefield Academy, MABLETON, GEORGIA, 30126
NAICS: 238330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was spreading MEK solvent on the floor with a broom when a pilot light ignited, causing a fire. The employee suffered first-through third-degree burns on the chest, hands, and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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