Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DBI Services LLC, Rest Area # 62 - GA DOT, HARLEM, GEORGIA 30814
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was filling the pressure washer with gas. The tank slipped from his hand and fuel splashed onto his legs. The gas was ignited by the hot engine and one of the employee's legs was burned.
Two employees were sitting in the TMA truck when an 18-wheeler drove into the lane and struck the TMA truck. The employees sustained injuries to the head, face, mouth, and sustained body trauma. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning toilets at a rest stop and had trouble breathing due to the fumes produced from the mixture of bleach and toilet bowl cleaner.
On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.
On March 24, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was in a manlift trimming tree limbs with a chain saw when he lost control of it and received a severe laceration to his left index finger. He was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.
An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.
An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.
A crew was relocating a dumpster (containing approximately 200 pounds of demolished wire) to access the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units they were servicing. During movement of the dumpster, a section of carpet tile dislodged from the floor, causing an employee to lose his footing, slip, and fall. He landed on his right wrist, resulting in a fracture.
An employee was cutting a board using a circular saw. The saw pinched, kicked back, and cut the employee's left ring and little fingers. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger.
An employee was using an aluminum extension ladder to remove gutters at a height of approximately 20 feet. As they were removing the gutters, part of the gutter collapsed and struck the ladder, causing it to move sideways. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained fractures to ribs on the left side and their right forearm.
An employee was using an electric saw to cut a piece of wood for a fence. The saw slipped out of his hand and lacerated his left leg. He was hospitalized.
An employee was erecting a scaffold. A side bracket was not secure. The employee stepped on the bracket to test it and fell 18 feet to the concrete floor resulting in fractures to the ankles and femurs. He was not using fall protection equipment.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.