Vehicle or machinery fire · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO., Jobsite Right of Way, MICO, TEXAS 78056
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a milling machine when the engine compartment caught fire. The employee had to go through the fire to exit the machine, suffering first and second degree burns to the left and right forearms, a wrist, and face.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers
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