Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at YANCEY BROTHERS, INC.
Start: 3/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032212 · 3/14/2016 · YANCEY BROTHERS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils

Employer

Name: YANCEY BROTHERS, INC.
Location: 4165 Mike Paggett Highway, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
NAICS: 423810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an oxygen and acetylene torch set to heat up the rollers on the excavator in order to change the tracks out on the equipment. While heating the rollers with the torch, the oil inside the rollers was heated. The pressure from the rollers and heat caused the heated oil to splash on the employee's face, causing second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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