Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201702412 - Employee Burned By Space Heater

**Accident: 201702412 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 02/14/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311207153	02/20/2008	2421	Bright Wood Corporation

An employee was standing in front of a space heater. She had her back to the heater and got so close to it that her pants ignited and burned the back of her leg. She was hospitalized for her injuries.

Keywords: burn, clothing, heater, high temperature, inattention, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	311207153			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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