Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Start: 12/3/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212419 · 12/3/2019 · Ingalls Shipbuilding

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: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Location: 1000 Jerry St. PE Highway, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39581
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was welding overhead when molten metal slag dropped onto the employee's shirt, causing it to catch fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the upper right torso and arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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