Oasis Systems
Vehicle or machinery fire — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — DRESDEN, NEW YORK
| Employer | Oasis Systems | Report ID | 2023043031 |
| Address | NUWC Seneca Lake, 50 Main Street | City, State ZIP | DRESDEN, NEW YORK 14441 |
| Event Date | April 5, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Vehicle or machinery fire | Source of Injury | Water vehicle, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Heat guns | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.68000, -76.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were inside a building, replacing the fuel filler hose on a boat. The fuel filler hose runs down the port side of the boat and under the deck to the fuel tank which is mounted in the center of the hull. The employees used an electric heat gun to soften the thick rubber hose to allow for installation. A flash fire occurred in the gasoline fuel tank on the boat. An employee sustained first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 5, 2023, a worker at Oasis Systems in DRESDEN, NEW YORK suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with water vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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