Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS
Start: 11/8/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111536 · 11/8/2018 · MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified

Employer

Name: MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS
Location: 1909 CR-87, ALABASTER, ALABAMA, 35007
NAICS: 331524
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing accumulated metal from an overflow trough with a metal lancing rod. The rod became separated from the holder, and oxygen accumulated in the lancing tube and ignited. The employee's left palm received a second-degree burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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