First degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: First degree heat (thermal) burns at Ward Manufacturing LLC
Start: 8/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085602 · 8/10/2015 · Ward Manufacturing LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ward Manufacturing LLC
Location: 105 Taber Street, BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16912
NAICS: 332919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was severely burned (first and second degree burns) on his thigh and genital area by a lancing rod while attempting to remove slag on the cupola system. The lancing rod dropped and ignited a flame burning the employee.

Source

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