Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Start: 4/20/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043416 · 4/20/2022 · Oil City Iron Works, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Location: 814 South Main, CORSICANA, TEXAS, 75110
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a test bar containing iron that wasn't solidified. The test bar contacted the employee's right hand resulting in second and third degree burns to their hand, fingers, and wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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