Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Faircloth Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
Start: 5/22/2022

2 hospitalizations · 2022054453 · 5/22/2022 · Faircloth Welding & Fabrication, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Faircloth Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
Location: 1377 Old Nunez Rd., SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA, 30401
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were in a scissor lift spraying water inside the gravity bin through the access panel opening to cool the hot embers. While spraying water on the hot embers, a lump of crushed wood chips and sawdust fell inside the gravity bin and caused a flash fire to shoot out of the access panel. Both employees suffered severe burns to their face and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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