Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dial Lubricants, Inc.
Start: 7/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077531 · 7/24/2019 · Dial Lubricants, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Dial Lubricants, Inc.
Location: 654 Highway 259 North, DAINGERFIELD, TEXAS, 75638
NAICS: 454319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While using a forklift to elevate a 500-gallon tote to put 400 gallons of diesel fuel into the fourth compartment of the fuel truck, an explosion occurred and the employee was burned on the face, arms, hands, left side of the body and left leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown