Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ENTERGY
Start: 9/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099271 · 9/27/2017 · ENTERGY

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: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: ENTERGY
Location: 555 POINT FERRY RD., NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
NAICS: 221119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee went to cool the mill temperature and opened the feeder door to apply water when he was engulfed by flames on the feeder deck. He suffered second and third degree burns to 30 percent of his body, including his arms, torso, and head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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