Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Matheny Motors
Start: 4/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043181 · 4/11/2023 · Matheny Motors

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Drills-powered

Employer

Name: Matheny Motors
Location: 315 Ann Street, PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 26102
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was drilling into the gas tank of a vehicle that he was servicing when the sparks caused a fire. The employee sustained second-and-third-degree burns to their lower left arm and first-degree burns to the back of their neck.

Source

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