Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc.
Start: 11/1/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022119559 · 11/1/2022 · Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Clark Dynamics Test Laboratory, Inc.
Location: 1801 Pennsylvania 51, JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been cutting plate with an acetylene torch. The employee left for lunch, during which the regulator was turned off. When the employee returned from lunch, he turned the valve to begin work and a fire erupted from the oxygen tank regulator. The employee sustained burns to the stomach area.

Source

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