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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2016010767 · 1/26/2016 · Alcoa Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Alcoa Inc.
Location
1480 Manheim Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
NAICS
331315
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about January 26, 2016, at 2:45 a.m., an employee was practicing cutting a 3/4-inch steel plate on a cutting table with an oxygen propane torch when his 100-percent cotton work shirt caught on fire, causing second degree burns over 12 percent of his chest and stomach. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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