Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Stone Construction, Inc.
Start: 3/8/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032307 · 3/8/2018 · Stone Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations, 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: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Stone Construction, Inc.
Location: Carlisle R & D Center, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17013
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding tube steel above his head when a spark entered his coat and caught it on fire. He received second and third degree burns to his left arm from his elbow to his fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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