Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Border Trading Inc.
Start: 10/22/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010063 · 10/22/2020 · Border Trading Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Border Trading Inc.
Location: 1011 Hawken Blvd., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79915
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a torch to dismantle a refrigerator. As the torch cut a copper tube the torch burst into flames and the employee sustained burns to the head, face, and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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