Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Amspec LLC
Start: 9/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020098691 · 9/13/2020 · Amspec LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Amspec LLC
Location: 5237 Halls Mill Rd, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36619
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) standard with laboratory equipment when the equipment was knocked off the counter, causing the quick connect to fail. LPG then released and was ignited by the equipment's heating element. The employee received first and second degree burns on the right and left hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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