Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at DNB Energy Services
Start: 2/11/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021272 · 2/11/2021 · DNB Energy Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name: DNB Energy Services
Location: 1691 124th Avenue NW, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at the back of a tanker trailer with a handheld impact tool. A flash fire ignited due to the friction from the impact tool and the fumes mixing, resulting in 2nd-degree burns to approximately 15% of the employee's body.

Source

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