Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at LaBarge Coating, LLC
Start: 3/29/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018033054 · 3/29/2018 · LaBarge Coating, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name: LaBarge Coating, LLC
Location: 711 Shields Street, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing tape from pipes at a powder coating booth. As a pipe exited the powder coating booth, he attempted to remove the tape at the end of the pipe. His left forearm was then pulled into the pipe, receiving third degree burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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