Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Progress Rail
Start: 1/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010997 · 1/30/2018 · Progress Rail

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 vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Progress Rail
Location: 830 East Texas Ave., WASKOM, TEXAS, 75692
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an oxy/fuel gas cutting torch to dismantle a railcar when a small pinhole developed in the oxygen line near where the hoses meet the torch, causing a leak. Oxygen then migrated up the employee's sleeve inside his protective leather-cutting jacket and ignited. He received second and third degree burns on his right shoulder, armpit, and upper chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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