Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hodge Foundry, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076584 · 7/17/2017 · Hodge Foundry, Inc.

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: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Hodge Foundry, Inc.
Location: 42 Leech Road, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring a ladle of molten iron into a sand mold. Radiant heat from the pour caused the employee's jeans to catch fire. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns on his right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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