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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 20161211400 · 12/6/2016 · Martin Transport, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
Martin Transport, Inc.
Location
2555 Savanna Avenue, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a mobile tank trailer, removing the loading arm apparatus that was used to load the trailer with molten sulfur. The bucket he used to dispense the sulfur then began to fall into the open hatch of the trailer. When he tried to catch it, his hand became submerged in the top surface of the molten sulfur, suffering second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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