Woodman's Food Market, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - MADISON, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Woodman's Food Market, Inc. in MADISON, Wisconsin
Employer Woodman's Food Market, Inc.
Address 3805 Milwaukee St.
City, State ZIP MADISON, Wisconsin 53714
Report ID 2021021069
Event Date February 5, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 445110
GPS Coordinates 43.09785, -89.32091

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Incident Narrative

An employee was underneath a vehicle unscrewing the drain plug when oil sprayed out at high velocity and caught fire, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's back.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2021, a worker at Woodman's Food Market, Inc. in MADISON, Wisconsin suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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