Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at American Environmental Specialties, Inc.
Start: 11/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110424 · 11/4/2016 · American Environmental Specialties, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: American Environmental Specialties, Inc.
Location: 12201 Southwest FreewAY, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting metal pipe with a cutting torch that used acetylene and oxygen gas during interior metal removal when the torch caused second and third degree burns to the employee's face and hands. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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