Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Kugler Oil Company
Start: 7/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076351 · 7/17/2023 · Kugler Oil Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Flammable gas, unspecified

Employer

Name: Kugler Oil Company
Location: 71748 Railroad Ave, CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA, 69024
NAICS: 325311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was re-lighting a sulfur burner while another employee increased the pressure on the gas valve. A gas explosion occurred. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to their arm, hand, chest, abdomen, and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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