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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2021021503 · 2/18/2021 · VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC.
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
- Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- Secondary source
- Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Employer
- Name
- VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC.
- Location
- 5025 EASTON ROAD, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
- NAICS
- 332710
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a track welder. A spark landed on his shirt and it caught on fire. He suffered burns to the chest and left underarm.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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