Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Posillico El Sol Joint Venture
Start: 11/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022119842 · 11/9/2022 · Posillico El Sol Joint Venture

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: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Rollers, compactors-construction
Secondary source: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel

Employer

Name: Posillico El Sol Joint Venture
Location: Rockaway Blvd & Van Wyck Expressway Service Road, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11420
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A crew was performing temporary asphalt placement when the walk-behind pavement roller they were using ran out of gasoline. The injured employee went to refuel it with gasoline when a fire occurred, causing the employee to sustain burns to the head, neck and chest, and hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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