Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Industrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer Equipment
Start: 2/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021020880 · 2/1/2021 · Industrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer Equipment

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Suits, coats, jackets
Secondary source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Industrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer Equipment
Location: 1503 South Whitehead Drive, DEWITT, ARKANSAS, 72042
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was building frames and welding metal square tubing. The employee had just completed welding one side of a frame and turned to re-position to do the other side. He leaned onto the hot metal and the back of his jacket caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his back, an arm, and the right side of his chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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