Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Vitro Flat Glass, LLC
Start: 6/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066052 · 6/15/2019 · Vitro Flat Glass, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fire, unspecified
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Vitro Flat Glass, LLC
Location: 5123 Victory Blvd., COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16314
NAICS: 327211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just completed replacing the oxygen block in a furnace port. As the employee was walking away, his left pant leg caught on fire. He attempted to extinguish the fire with his left hand, causing his shirt sleeve to catch on fire. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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