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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

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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