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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020010408 · 1/14/2020 · EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source
Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL
Location
1612 E. ABRIENDO AVE., PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81004
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning parts in a solvent tank when solvent spilled on the employee's clothing. The employee walked by a furnace and the solvent on their clothing caught on fire resulting in burns to the entire lower half of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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