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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2017032706 · 3/24/2017 · MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source
Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY
Location
2856 South 27th Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53215
NAICS
331513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was supervising coworkers who were pouring castings when heat from the castings ignited the employee's clothes, causing second and third degree burns to both legs. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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