Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
Start: 2/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021642 · 2/13/2019 · Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.

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 clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
Location: 2121 W. Sam Houston Pkwy North, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
NAICS: 333924
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was MIG welding on the frame of a forklift when his clothing caught on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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