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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 20241211466 · 12/11/2024 · Kimberly Contracting Service LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event
Fire small-scale, limited
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Flammable and combustible liquids and solids unspecified

Employer

Name
Kimberly Contracting Service LLC
Location
421 North 2nd Street, WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15089
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was burning cardboard boxes. He poured a flammable chemical on the boxes, and then his clothes caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to 33% of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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