Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Redlands Contracting, Hwy 6 at I-40, ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA 73644
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was putting a gas-powered generator into an enclosed trailer. As he was moving a metal gas can, a flash fire began and caused burns over 40 percent of his body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedGasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
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