Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Monroe Truck Equipment Inc.
Start: 12/19/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171212034 · 12/19/2017 · Monroe Truck Equipment Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, 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: Monroe Truck Equipment Inc.
Location: 1051 West 7th Street, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
NAICS: 336120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was MIG welding a pintle plate onto the under chasse of a dump truck when welding sparks and slag ignited the back of his shirt, causing third, second, and first degree burns to his back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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