Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Nelson Steel
Start: 10/29/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015108095 · 10/29/2015 · Nelson Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Suits, coats, jackets
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Nelson Steel
Location: 9400 W. Belmont Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an Oxy/Acetylene torch to cut steel to fix a machine in the fabrication shop. The acetylene line burst and caught the employee's jacket on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to his right forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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