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Mobile Modular Portable Storage

Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mobile Modular Portable Storage in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Mobile Modular Portable Storage Report ID 20201010088
Address 5657 West Skelly Dr City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107
Event Date October 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source Source of Injury Clothing, unspecified
Secondary Source Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Industry (NAICS) 493190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.08000, -96.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting a container using an airless sprayer. The employee cleaned the sprayer with a paint thinner and thinner spilled onto their clothing. The employee then used a propane torch and their clothing caught on fire. The employee sustained third degree burns.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2020, a worker at Mobile Modular Portable Storage in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of clothing from controlled heat source, with clothing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 141 severe injury reports involving "Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source" incidents in our database. Browse all Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source injuries.

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