Thermal burns degree unspecified

Name: Thermal burns degree unspecified at MHC KENWORTH
Start: 3/26/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032695 · 3/26/2024 · MHC KENWORTH

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire n.e.c.
Source: Cleaning and polishing agents n.e.c.
Secondary source: Torches welding, cutting

Employer

Name: MHC KENWORTH
Location: 1524 N Corrington Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
NAICS: 811198
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a truck. He had a small amount of flammable brake cleaner on his arm, and when he was lighting his handheld torch, the flame ignited the brake cleaner. He was hospitalized with burns to his forearms and hands.

Source

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