Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Niagara Lutheran Development
Start: 11/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111684 · 11/13/2018 · Niagara Lutheran Development

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Niagara Lutheran Development
Location: 5949 Broadway, LANCASTER, NEW YORK, 14086
NAICS: 623312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a truck with gas when the gas spilled on his pants leg. The gas-soaked pants later ignited, causing serious burns to his lower right leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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