Fire small-scale, limited · Thermal burns first degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Welch Excavation and Utility Company, Inc., 1647 South Jackson Street, JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS 75766
on — Thermal burns first degree, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were working to clear land with other employees and prepping a brush pile (20 x 40 x 15 feet) to be burned. They planned to ignite the brush pile by creating a fire-line or trail with an accelerant so that the pile could be lit from a distance. After applying a gasoline-diesel mixture to the pile, one employee used a cigarette lighter to ignite the pile. Two employees suffered multiple first-degree burns to the face, ears, hands, chest, and abdomen.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Brush, shrubs, undergrowth
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