Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dept of Veterans Affairs
Start: 4/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043612 · 4/27/2022 · Dept of Veterans Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Oxygen tanks and cylinders

Employer

Name: Dept of Veterans Affairs
Location: 6401 Shallowford Road, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37421
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

Regulators were being fitted on an oxygen tank. The tank exploded, causing a flash fire. An employee suffered burns on the left side of the torso, the right hand, and the left side of the face.

Source

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