Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Start: 10/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011005 · 10/22/2019 · Oil City Iron Works, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Alcohols, unspecified

Employer

Name: Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Location: 814 South Main, CORSICANA, TEXAS, 75110
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a can with alcohol. The alcohol ignited and splashed onto the employee's hand and arm, igniting her clothing. She suffered second-degree burns to the hand and arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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