Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Honeywell Aerospace
Start: 7/4/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076126 · 7/4/2017 · Honeywell Aerospace

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: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemical products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Honeywell Aerospace
Location: 6930 N Lakewood Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74117
NAICS: 336413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting rags to wipe down a part that had just been dipped in LORCOAT when an explosion and fire occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's arms, second degree burns to the neck, and first and second degree burns to the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown