Fire or explosion, unspecified · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A&L Cesspool Service Corp., Long Island Jewish Hospital, GLEN OAKS, NEW YORK 11004
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was re-filling the gas tank of a mobile pump and sustained second degree burns on the front of both legs between the top of the ankle and the mid-thigh area.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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