Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
Start: 3/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015030300 · 3/9/2015 · Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
Location: 1051 W. 7TH STREET, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee received multiple burns to his upper body when the T-shirt underneath his welding shirt caught on fire while welding. He received second and third degree burns on his head, neck, back, and right arm. The T-shirt was flammable.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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