Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Knife River Corporation South
Start: 1/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010378 · 1/12/2019 · Knife River Corporation South

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Petroleum, crude oil

Employer

Name: Knife River Corporation South
Location: 6310 State Hwy 21 West, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
NAICS: 212321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a tanker truck with hot asphalt oil. The hose came loose and splashed the employee with hot asphalt oil causing third degree burns to the arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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