Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Interstate Shredding, LLC
Start: 11/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118669 · 11/16/2015 · Interstate Shredding, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Interstate Shredding, LLC
Location: 27 Furnace Lane, GIRARD, OHIO, 44420
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was torching (cutting) railroad rails with an oxygen/propane torch when a spark struck his lower left pant leg, causing burn injuries to his shin area. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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