Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at KLE Construction Company
Start: 7/14/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075750 · 7/14/2021 · KLE Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, unspecified
Secondary source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: KLE Construction Company
Location: 2460 Akron Peninsula Road, AKRON, OHIO, 44319
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut rebar when sparks from the saw caught the employee's clothes on fire. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown