Fox Construction, Inc.
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - ERIE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Fox Construction, Inc. |
| Address | Millcreek Mall, Interchange Road |
| City, State ZIP | ERIE, Pennsylvania 16565 |
| Report ID | 2016099156 |
| Event Date | September 28, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| Source of Injury | Methanol |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| Inspection # | 1184007 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.06908, -80.09832 |
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Incident Narrative
While working in a ditch, an employee cut a test header off a piece of steel pipe. The test header was being lifted out of the ditch when it tipped to the side and some methanol, which had been used to clean the pipe, leaked out and onto the employee's legs. The methanol ignited and caught the employee's legs on fire. The employee was hospitalized with leg burns.
Incident Summary
On September 28, 2016, a worker at Fox Construction, Inc. in ERIE, Pennsylvania suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with methanol identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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