Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at American Commercial Barge Line
Start: 1/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010363 · 1/14/2016 · American Commercial Barge Line

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: American Commercial Barge Line
Location: 5800 River Road, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70123
NAICS: 483211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was torch-cutting steel inside of a 75'-long by 18'-deep by 25'-wide barge, using oxygen/acetylene from a centrally located 75'-long gas-supplying line, when the employee suffered third degree burns from the waist to the neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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