Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Cypress Truck Lines, Inc.
Start: 2/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021853 · 2/23/2018 · Cypress Truck Lines, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Cypress Truck Lines, Inc.
Location: 1414 Lindrose St., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32206
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After welding a trailer, an employee stood up and the blow torch engaged toward his right hand resulting in third degree burns to his thumb and forefingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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