Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Mega MS LTD
Start: 4/6/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043123 · 4/6/2017 · Mega MS LTD

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Mega MS LTD
Location: 6414 S Eastern Ave, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73149
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was torch-cutting metal when the resulting sparks and slag caught his cotton coveralls on fire. He suffered burns to the back of his legs. Fire-retardant clothing was not worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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