Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Nation Pizza and Foods
Start: 8/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085914 · 8/19/2015 · Nation Pizza and Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second 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: Nation Pizza and Foods
Location: 601 E. Algonquin, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60173
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During welding operations, an employee's right pant leg caught on fire, resulting in 1st and 2nd degree burns. FR-rated pants were not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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