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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2023043031 · 4/5/2023 · Oasis Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Water vehicle, unspecified
Secondary source
Heat guns

Employer

Name
Oasis Systems
Location
NUWC Seneca Lake, DRESDEN, NEW YORK, 14441
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were inside a building, replacing the fuel filler hose on a boat. The fuel filler hose runs down the port side of the boat and under the deck to the fuel tank which is mounted in the center of the hull. The employees used an electric heat gun to soften the thick rubber hose to allow for installation. A flash fire occurred in the gasoline fuel tank on the boat. An employee sustained first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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