Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 743 Reynolds Road, CHEPACHET, RHODE ISLAND 02814
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pouring a small quantity of heptane into a 1' x 1' pan to conduct a fire test in the laboratory. When the heptane was poured into the pan, it flashed and burned the employee's right hand and left thumb.
HospitalizedHand(s) and finger(s)Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
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