Fire, unspecified · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ferrellgas LP, Dr. Pepper, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32220
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
A driver was carrying out an onsite propane fill from a bobtail truck. There was a fire, and the employee suffered third-degree burns to 36 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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