Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Texas Industrial Box Maintenance, Inc.
Start: 9/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099494 · 9/11/2019 · Texas Industrial Box Maintenance, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Explosion, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Texas Industrial Box Maintenance, Inc.
Location: 15331 Market St., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 541620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing water from a cleaning bay with a portable electric pump. An explosion occurred when the pump ignited flammable vapors, causing burns to the employee's chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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