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Second degree heat (thermal) burns
1 hospitalization · 2021031996 · 3/6/2021 · Kalida Manufacturing Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Cause
- Event
- Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- Source
- Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- Secondary source
- Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Employer
- Name
- Kalida Manufacturing Inc.
- Location
- 801 Ottawa Street, KALIDA, OHIO, 45853
- NAICS
- 336399
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was MIG welding a repair on a bracket. Her shirt caught fire, causing second-degree burns to her stomach, chest, and neck.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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