Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Kentwood Cooperative Inc.
Start: 10/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181011163 · 10/30/2018 · Kentwood Cooperative Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Kentwood Cooperative Inc.
Location: 501 Railroad Avenue, KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA, 70444
NAICS: 424910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding a patch onto a fuel tank. A flash fire occurred when the employee passed the cutting torch over the tank. He received first and second degree burns to 15% of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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