Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at NOV WSS Brandt
Start: 9/4/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099174 · 9/4/2019 · NOV WSS Brandt

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: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: NOV WSS Brandt
Location: 2800 N. Frazier, CONROE, TEXAS, 77303
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch when its flame went out. He turned off the oxygen supply to the torch. The flame then returned and the torch's hose separated, causing a large flame that caused second-degree burns to his arms and abdomen. He was hospitalized.

Source

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