Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD.
Start: 3/19/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032382 · 3/19/2021 · Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Small-scale (limited) fire
Source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD.
Location: 981 West Trindle Road, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17055
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were replacing the threads on a 4-inch riser tube on an underground storage tank. The tank flashed over and blew the manway off. One of the employees suffered third-degree burns on 50 percent of their skin surface.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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