Thermal burns degree unspecified

Name: Thermal burns degree unspecified at MPW Industrial Services, Inc.
Start: 7/31/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077540 · 7/31/2025 · MPW Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and extremities
Nature of injury: Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event: Flash fire
Source: Petroleum-based fuels
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: MPW Industrial Services, Inc.
Location: 400 State Street, CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fueling a gasoline-powered pressure washer with a safety fuel can. During the transfer the fuel ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained burns to his nose, and his right hand and forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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