Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Freehold Cartage Inc
Start: 7/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074629 · 7/14/2015 · Freehold Cartage Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Freehold Cartage Inc
Location: 825 Hwy 33 East, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY, 07728
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A worker was welding the underside of a truck when the flame flashed back through a stress fracture in the fitting causing slag to hit the torch. The torch fell into his lap causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

Source

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