Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Venture Out Resorts, LLC
Start: 1/12/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010372 · 1/12/2025 · Venture Out Resorts, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury: Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing
Source: Clothing
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Venture Out Resorts, LLC
Location: 6540 Valley Trail Road, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
NAICS: 721214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on break in a maintenance shed when a propane space heater caused their clothing to catch on fire, resulting in second- and third-degree burns to their lower back, buttocks, and upper leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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