Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Transportation Technology Services
Start: 10/7/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107474 · 10/7/2015 · Transportation Technology Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second 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: Transportation Technology Services
Location: 2710 S 48th St., SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee performing cutting operations with a torch suffered second degree burns to 6-7 percent of his leg after the slag and torch flame came into contact with his leg.

Source

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