Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at QFC Plastics
Start: 12/18/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129580 · 12/18/2015 · QFC Plastics

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Alcohols, unspecified
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: QFC Plastics
Location: 4304 Larry Ln., ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a plastic mold with alcohol. He pulled a lighter from his pocket to melt some of the plastic from the mold. When he struck the lighter, his hand caught on fire. The employee tried to put out the flames on his pants and caught them on fire. The employee was hospitalized with first and second degree burns to his stomach, leg, left hand and nose.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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