Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Hammett Excavation Inc.
Start: 9/18/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099769 · 9/18/2019 · Hammett Excavation 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: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name: Hammett Excavation Inc.
Location: 1201 N. Central St., FERRIS, TEXAS, 75125
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was refueling his equipment (track-hoe) when he noticed a few sparks occur once he touched the fuel nozzle to the neck of the fuel tank opening. He went to pull the nozzle out and a burst of flames shot out, causing burns on his right arm and the right side of his face.

Source

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