Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Engie Generation North America LLC
Start: 12/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211158 · 12/6/2023 · Engie Generation North America LLC

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: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Boilers

Employer

Name: Engie Generation North America LLC
Location: Central Utility Plant, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20057
NAICS: 486910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing a boiler for curtailment (switching boiler from natural gas to a liquid fuel source). The employee had just removed the plug at the end of the boiler in preparation for the atomizing fuel oil gun to be inserted. When the plug was removed a flame event occurred engulfing the employee's face, neck, chest, and arms. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face, arms, and hands.

Source

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