Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.
Start: 8/25/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088801 · 8/25/2018 · Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.
Location: 7000 SW Adam Street, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61641
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a slide gate at the bottom of a ladle. The employee was lancing the bottom of the ladle to open it up when the oxygen lance leaked oxygen into his glove. A spark then ignited the glove on the employee's left hand, burning it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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