Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation, Pipeline Jobsite, CLYMER, PENNSYLVANIA 15728
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
While an employee was preparing a coupler for installation on a pipeline, residual natural gas flared and caught fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and arms.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Natural gas
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