Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Clydesdale Hitch LLC
Start: 8/1/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023086959 · 8/1/2023 · Clydesdale Hitch LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Clydesdale Hitch LLC
Location: 100 Outpost Dr., WHITEFISH, MONTANA, 59937
NAICS: 722310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were inside a food truck preparing it for the following day. As employee 1 went to ignite the pilot light, the food truck exploded, throwing employee 1 from the truck. Employee 1 sustained burns. Employee 2 was thrown into the sink area and crawled through flames to get out of the truck, sustaining third-degree burns to 30% of her body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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