Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Skanska Koch
Start: 5/8/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054453 · 5/8/2018 · Skanska Koch

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Skanska Koch
Location: 487-491 Hamilton Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11232
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting steel with a torch on an elevated expressway structure. As he was lighting the torch, he was burned on both ears, the front of his face, and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown