Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valley Joist, LLC
Start: 11/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111786 · 11/12/2019 · Valley Joist, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Valley Joist, LLC
Location: 3019 Gault Ave, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35967
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an arc gouger with compressed air when his fire resistant shirt caught a hot spot. The hot spot was put out but rekindled, resulting in a burn on the employee's left tricep. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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