Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Columbus Recycling
Start: 10/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010710 · 10/17/2018 · Columbus Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Columbus Recycling
Location: 973 Island Road, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39705
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting steel with an oxygen/acetylene torch. The hose of the oxygen line had a small hole that caused a small fire to burst while he cut the steel. His polyester jacket melted from the fire, and he received second degree burns to his right arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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