Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Texas Home Health Hospice-Austin, LLC.
Start: 9/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098073 · 9/20/2021 · Texas Home Health Hospice-Austin, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Oxygen and oxygen compounds, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Texas Home Health Hospice-Austin, LLC.
Location: 10220 Shinnecock Hills Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78747
NAICS: 621610
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A nurse was visiting a patient's home to change out the regulator on the patient's oxygen tank. Oxygen from the tank ignited causing third degree burns to the employee's hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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