Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ALFAB, Inc.
Start: 12/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212710 · 12/11/2018 · ALFAB, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: ALFAB, Inc.
Location: 220 Boll Weevil Circle East, ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA, 36331
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a torch to cut a welded piece of material when it fell on her left hand. The employee sustained third degree burns and lacerations to the top of the left hand that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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