Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Excel Heating Services Corp.
Start: 11/3/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022119680 · 11/3/2022 · Excel Heating Services Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
Secondary source: Pipe fittings, collars

Employer

Name: Excel Heating Services Corp.
Location: 330 356 Central Park Avenue, SCARSDALE, NEW YORK, 10583
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a steel pipe oil line with an air tank. The oil line fitting ruptured, causing the employee to sustain a laceration to the left forearm and right side of head. The fitting then sparked and created a flash fire. The employee sustained first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to both arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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