Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Hodge Foundry, Inc.
Start: 3/18/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032817 · 3/18/2019 · Hodge Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Hodge Foundry, Inc.
Location: 42 Leech Road, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to reignite a natural-gas-fueled torch when a flashover occurred, causing second-degree burns to the employee's hands and face. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown