Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 5/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054842 · 5/13/2019 · Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, 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: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 20975 US Hwy 80 East, WILLS POINT, TEXAS, 75169
NAICS: 336212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was electric welding a goose neck trailer when the employee's shirt caught on fire from welding slag, causing second degree burns to the employee's torso and left arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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