Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at AMG Vanadium, Inc.
Start: 1/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010336 · 1/10/2015 · AMG Vanadium, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: AMG Vanadium, Inc.
Location: 60790 Southgate Road, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, 43725
NAICS: 331528
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was exposed to hot sparks from furnace number 1 in the melt shop, which resulted in his clothing catching on fire. The resulting fire caused second degree burns to the exposed employee and he was hospitalized due to burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown