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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

2 hospitalizations · 2019043947 · 4/17/2019 · NLS Paving

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name
NLS Paving
Location
on OH 9 about 1/4 mile south of intersection OH 519 and OH 9, NEW ATHENS, OHIO, 43981
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a handheld propane torch to heat the end of another tool. The employee turned the propane torch off and set it on a truck. The truck caught on fire. The employee and another employee tried to suffocate the fire, then used fire extinguishers to put the fire out. Both employees sustained burns to the right arm and face. One employee also sustained a burn to the back. They were both hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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