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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019021521 · 2/11/2019 · Crossland Heavy Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Methane gas
Secondary source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Crossland Heavy Contractors
Location
3301 S 8 Highway SS, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65807
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a cutoff saw to cut a hole in the top of a digester tank. Sparks ignited the methane gas in the digester tank. He was thrown over a railing and fell. The methane gas explosion burned his back and midsection.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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