Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Progress Rail Services
Start: 2/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021134 · 2/8/2021 · Progress Rail Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck and back
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Progress Rail Services
Location: 9516 Rd 98, BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA, 69336
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making a cut on the metal of a rail car using an air arcing cutting torch. The employee's clothing was ignited, resulting in second-degree burns with a small patch of third-degree burns to the right side of his back and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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