Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Omega Protein
Start: 1/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010829 · 1/26/2017 · Omega Protein

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
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: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Omega Protein
Location: 5735 Elder Ferry Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
NAICS: 311712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding on a stainless foundation and received first to second degree burns under the right arm pit and shoulder area when his shirt caught fire.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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