Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at ESCO Marine, Inc.
Start: 1/27/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010858 · 1/27/2015 · ESCO Marine, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: ESCO Marine, Inc.
Location: 16200 Joe Garza Sr. Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was in yard #1 cutting metal with a 6 ft. cutting torch when sparks from the torch ignited his shirt. He sustained second degree burns to the upper right side of his torso, arm, chest, and a portion of his abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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