Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mundy Company
Start: 11/15/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110970 · 11/15/2017 · Mundy Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fire, unspecified
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Mundy Company
Location: 11357 IH-10 at Smith Road, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77720
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was spraying what's called a "hot box," a process of strutting rubber. While spraying, there was a flash fire that caused second degree burns to his right hand and forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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