Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Star Service, Inc. of Mobile
Start: 10/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010799 · 10/16/2019 · Star Service, Inc. of Mobile

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified

Employer

Name: Star Service, Inc. of Mobile
Location: UOP/Honeywell, CHICKASAW, ALABAMA, 36611
NAICS: 811412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a valve that had been heated to liquify the solder binding the valve to a pipe. Oil had collected in the piping at the valve; when the valve was removed, the oil ignited and caused first-degree burns to the employee's face and second-degree burns to his wrist.

Source

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