Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tygart Steel
Start: 12/5/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221210571 · 12/5/2022 · Tygart Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Tygart Steel
Location: 1 Douglass Street, MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15134
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding carbon steel parts. Sparks from the grinding went behind the employee's welding jacket and caught their shirt on fire. The employee sustained second-and third-degree burns to the right side of their chest and stomach and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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