Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kinder Morgan, Inc., 10370 88th Street NW, MCGREGOR, NORTH DAKOTA 58755
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was ventilating a building containing a gas leak and the gases ignited when the employee opened the door. The employee suffered first degree burns to the face and neck and second degree burns to both hands.
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