Matheny Motors
Vehicle or machinery fire — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — PARKERSBURG, West Virginia
| Employer | Matheny Motors |
| Address | 315 Ann Street |
| City, State ZIP | PARKERSBURG, West Virginia 26102 |
| Report ID | 2023043181 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| Source of Injury | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drills-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.26000, -81.56000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was drilling into the gas tank of a vehicle that he was servicing when the sparks caused a fire. The employee sustained second-and-third-degree burns to their lower left arm and first-degree burns to the back of their neck.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2023, a worker at Matheny Motors in PARKERSBURG, West Virginia suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 197 severe injury reports involving "Vehicle or machinery fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Vehicle or machinery fire injuries.
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