Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Western Pump, Inc.
Start: 4/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019044107 · 4/23/2019 · Western Pump, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: Western Pump, Inc.
Location: 36 OLF, Imperial Beach Blvd., IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 91932
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a gasoline pump at an automotive service gas station. The gasoline line may have potentially leaked and ignited with an unknown source, causing burns to both of the employee's arms that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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