Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredience
Start: 10/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010767 · 10/18/2018 · Darling Ingredience

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: Darling Ingredience
Location: 6232 Elysian Fields, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70122
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a power washer mounted on a flatbed truck to clean up a grease spill. When the employee started to add fuel to the power washer, a flash fire occurred and he received first degree burns to the face, second degree burns to the left forearm, and third degree burns to the elbow.

Source

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