Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance
Start: 10/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010774 · 10/18/2018 · Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance
Location: 222 Bayou Road, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a front rubber bumper on a vessel when the rubber bumper came loose, striking the scaffold the employee was standing on. The employee fell approximately 6 feet to the ground with a torch in hand and was burned on the left upper thigh and upper left neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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