Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Southwestern Energy
Start: 1/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010657 · 1/21/2020 · Southwestern Energy

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Southwestern Energy
Location: 500 Tea Garden Lane, CAMERON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26033
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a feeding hose to remove material from a tank when a flash fire occurred within the tank and contacted the employee's face, causing second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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