MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS

Name: MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS at Harsco Metals & Minerals
Start: 6/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065282 · 6/9/2017 · Harsco Metals & Minerals

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Harsco Metals & Minerals
Location: 300 Ward Rd., MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting billets with a propane and oxygen torch when sparks sprayed his left side. His undershirt caught on fire and he suffered second degree burns to the left side of his back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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