Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.
Start: 8/28/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088917 · 8/28/2018 · Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, unspecified
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.
Location: 16770 Rebar Rd., BALDWIN, FLORIDA, 32234
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance mechanic was welding a piece of furnace structure with a portable welding machine when he fell forward. He came into contact with a hot object, possibly a welding rod, and suffered a minor burn and bruising to the right eyelid. He hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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