Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Mobile Modular Portable Storage
Start: 10/23/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010088 · 10/23/2020 · Mobile Modular Portable Storage

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Mobile Modular Portable Storage
Location: 5657 West Skelly Dr, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74107
NAICS: 493190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was painting a container using an airless sprayer. The employee cleaned the sprayer with a paint thinner and thinner spilled onto their clothing. The employee then used a propane torch and their clothing caught on fire. The employee sustained third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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