Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Headquarters
Start: 12/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211119 · 12/5/2023 · U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Headquarters

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Headquarters
Location: 38050 Highway 36 East, MINERAL, CALIFORNIA, 96063
NAICS: 712190
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was conducting a burn of wood piles. As he added liquid fuel to a large wood pile, the fuel vapor ignited and flashed upward over him, resulting in second-degree burns to his face and hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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