Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PRESRITE CORPORATION
Start: 1/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010275 · 1/10/2020 · PRESRITE CORPORATION

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

Employer

Name: PRESRITE CORPORATION
Location: 322 South Cucumber Street, JEFFERSON, OHIO, 44047
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming the flash off a part when another part touched his shirt and set it on fire. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns on the back and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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