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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
1 hospitalization · 20191111831 · 11/13/2019 · Ingalls Shipbuilding
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Cause
- Event
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Source
- Molten or hot metals, slag
Employer
- Name
- Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Location
- 1000 St Pe' Highway, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39567
- NAICS
- 336611
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was welding on an overhead unit when weld slag dropped onto his clothing, resulting in second and third degree burns to the back.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown