Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Start: 5/11/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054298 · 5/11/2017 · GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Location: 1100 NW 8th, ABILENE, KANSAS, 67410
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was MIG welding when a spark ignited his shirt. He suffered second and third degree burns to the upper portion of his body, both arms, his neck, and the lower portion of his head. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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