Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc.
Start: 12/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212511 · 12/6/2018 · Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, 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: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Paint removers, thinners
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Municipal & Contractor Sealing Products, Inc.
Location: 2422 Lexington Avenue, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45505
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were purging an epoxy supply hose with MEK (paint thinner) inside an unventilated 4-wheel tow trailer. A torpedo heater in was in use at the time and ignited the MEK. Two employees received burns to the hands and face. A third employee inside the tow trailer was uninjured.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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