Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at H & H General Excavating
Start: 6/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065424 · 6/10/2020 · H & H General Excavating

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: H & H General Excavating
Location: 228 South Main Street, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been operating a gasoline powered water pump. When the water pump ran out of gasoline, the employee went to add gasoline and the gasoline fumes ignited. The employee was burned on the left hand, left arm, and left leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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