Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Yaffe Companies, Inc.
Start: 12/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221210703 · 12/9/2022 · Yaffe Companies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Yaffe Companies, Inc.
Location: 1200 S. G Street, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, 74403
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a torch cutter to cut 30-foot long, 12-inch diameter pipes into half-moon sizes. The pipe that the employee was cutting rolled and pinned his left leg between two pipes, resulting in burns (possibly third-degree) to his leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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