R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CINCINNATI, OHIO
| Employer | R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC | Report ID | 2020021850 |
| Address | 9950 Princeton-Glendale Rd. | City, State ZIP | CINCINNATI, OHIO 45246 |
| Event Date | February 25, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Source of Injury | Natural gas |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.30000, -84.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been picking up a load from a customer. The truck rolled over a curb into a gas line. The gas line ruptured and caught on fire. The employee exited the truck and jumped through the flames, sustaining second degree burns to the left hand and first degree burns to the right hand and face.
Incident Summary
On February 25, 2020, a worker at R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with natural gas identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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