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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2022098100 · 9/13/2022 · Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Oxygen and oxygen compounds, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.
Location
600 Mayer Street, BRIDGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15017
NAICS
331513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was approaching a plant entrance with a lit cigarette. When he discarded the cigarette, it ignited oxygen that had been released during a tank-filling process. The employee suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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