Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Sundhagen Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Start: 1/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010694 · 1/21/2019 · Sundhagen Sand & Gravel, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Propane

Employer

Name: Sundhagen Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Location: 10428 67th Street NW, TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA, 58852
NAICS: 423320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inside a semi truck scale. He was thawing out the scale using a portable propane heater. A flash fire occurred within the confined area of the scale and caused second degree burns across 70% of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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