Causes of Texas Burn Injuries

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Texas Electrical Burn Injury

An average of one person is electrocuted every day of every year, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Electrocution is a common burn that is experienced in the workplace. When a worker is exposed to high voltage electricity, the electricity eventually leaves the body and causes a severe electrocution burn injury. Contact with overhead power lines accounts for many fatal electrocutions.

Home Burn Injury

Home fires most commonly result from cigarettes, children playing with fire, and heating and electrical unit malfunctions.

Home Fire Precautions:

• Every home needs to be equipped with smoke detectors, especially outside of bedrooms.

• Smoke detectors should be tested monthly and batteries need to be replaced twice a year.

• Keep an all-purpose fire extinguisher in your kitchen.

• Keep matches, lighters, and candles out of reach of children.

• Make sure cigarettes are extinguished properly before throwing away. Also, never smoke in bed.

• Do not leave food unattended on the stovetop. Kitchen fires are very common.

• Have your chimney cleaned and inspected annually.

• Keep bedroom doors shut when sleeping. If you suspect there is a fire, feel the door for heat before opening.

• Make an escape route map and hold family fire drills.

• Once your family has escaped, do not reenter the house.

• Call 911 from a neighbor’s home

Automobile Burn Injury

The main source of automobile fire is the large amount of gasoline and other flammable fluids that are present. Also, cars are constructed with a variety of synthetic and often flammable materials. When a vehicle is heated by a fire, there is always a danger of explosion and serious, if not fatal, injuries.

Chemical Burn Injury

Texas chemical burns are caused by acids or alkaloids. Strong chemicals can dissolve the skin, penetrating its deeper layers. It is essential to wash chemicals off as soon as there is exposure. Common chemicals found both in the home and at the workplace include batteries, bleach, boric acid, paint thinner, and plumbing de-clogging liquids.

Gas Can Explosions

It is not well known that many burn injuries result from gas cans exploding when they are being used to fuel fires (i.e. to fuel a controlled rural brush fire). Gas can manufacturers have known of this danger for years, yet have failed to act. A simple flame arrestor placed in the gas can often can prevent explosion and the resulting serious burn injury. If you or a loved one has been burned after using a gas can for any purpose, call the experienced Texas burn injury lawyers at Daniel Stark for a free consultation.

Thermal Burn Injury

Thermal burns are the most common type of burn. They result from contact with steam, flames, flash, and hot surfaces or hot liquids with a temperature above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Roofers (due to working with asphalt), welders, electricians, chemical technicians, oil refinery workers, aircraft mechanics, telephone installers, industrial plant workers, painters, and railroad workers are at a high risk of thermal burns due to their occupations.
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