Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Endres Manufacturing Company
Start: 3/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032415 · 3/6/2019 · Endres Manufacturing Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Endres Manufacturing Company
Location: 802 South Century Avenue, WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN, 53597
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about to preheat 1-inch carbon steel with an oxygen/propylene torch. The torch caught fire, and the heat caused second-degree burns to the employee's hand through the leather glove.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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