Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Greens Bayou Foundry
Start: 1/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010039 · 1/2/2018 · Greens Bayou Foundry

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: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Suits, coats, jackets
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Greens Bayou Foundry
Location: 929 Normandy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was eating lunch while sitting near a space heater. The heater then ignited his jacket, causing second and third degree burns to his back and hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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