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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2018044044 · 4/26/2018 · Bridesburg Foundry, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Upper and lower limb(s)
- Nature of injury
- Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- Source
- Clothing, unspecified
- Secondary source
- Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Employer
- Name
- Bridesburg Foundry, Inc.
- Location
- 901 Front St., WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18052
- NAICS
- 332999
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
While using a handheld burner torch, an employee caught on fire, suffering burns to the right hand and leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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