Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Start: 9/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099193 · 9/5/2019 · Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation

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: Natural gas

Employer

Name: Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Location: Pipeline Jobsite, CLYMER, PENNSYLVANIA, 15728
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was preparing a coupler for installation on a pipeline, residual natural gas flared and caught fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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