Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Gryphon Technologies
Start: 9/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 20190910050 · 9/25/2019 · Gryphon Technologies

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Motorboat, motorized yacht

Employer

Name: Gryphon Technologies
Location: 4600 Village Avenue, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23502
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was refueling a small boat. The employee was checking the battery connections to the fuel pump when gasoline vapors flashed, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's arm and head. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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