Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tidewater Equipment Company
Start: 6/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063665 · 6/14/2015 · Tidewater Equipment Company

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 vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tidewater Equipment Company
Location: off of Tower Rd near Hwy 40 at a timber land, BUNNELL, FLORIDA, 32110
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just started to weld on a broken Tigercat's knife when it immediately flashed, causing a fire. The employee received third degree burns from his waist down. Before welding, the employee poured water around his work location to prevent a forest fire.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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