Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CC Fab
Start: 10/15/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107709 · 10/15/2015 · CC Fab

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 clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: CC Fab
Location: 839 Mackenzie Ave, CANON CITY, COLORADO, 81212
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding with a cutting torch when a piece of hot slag landed on his shirt, which caught on fire. He suffered third degree burns to his left arm, hand, shoulder, and torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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