Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION
Start: 12/28/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213253 · 12/28/2019 · PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION
Location: 10821 Phillips Hwy, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32256
NAICS: 532120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a truck at a fuel station when the truck back-fired and ignited the gasoline vapors, causing second degree burns to both of the employee's arms.

Source

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