Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Doble Engineering Company
Start: 11/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111956 · 11/20/2018 · Doble Engineering Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Doble Engineering Company
Location: 85 Walnut Street, WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02472
NAICS: 334515
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting an experiment in which he cleaned a piece of equipment with pentane. The pentane spilled onto him and his work area; a nearby open flame caused it to catch fire. The employee suffered second-degree burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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