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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017032627 · 3/22/2017 · TMS International, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source
Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name
TMS International, LLC
Location
1 Steel Drive, CALVERT, ALABAMA, 36513
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting demo scrap with a gas and oxygen torch when he felt his back getting hot. After removing his jacket and shirt, he found a burn roughly the size of a sheet of paper in the middle of his back. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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