Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Southern Parallel Forest Products
Start: 1/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010909 · 1/27/2018 · Southern Parallel Forest Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southern Parallel Forest Products
Location: 660 Industrial Blvd, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's lower shirt sleeve ignited while he was lighting a cigarette in the designated smoking area. He suffered second degree burns to his lower arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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