Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.
Start: 6/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066359 · 6/24/2019 · Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth 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: Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.
Location: 1000 Jerry St. Pe Hwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39568
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting T-beams with a cutting torch when the employee's pants caught on fire possibly due to a piece of molten slag, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's inner thighs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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