Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Brazos Manufacturing
Start: 1/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010944 · 1/30/2023 · Brazos Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source: Clothing, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Brazos Manufacturing
Location: 7173 County Road 1205, RIO VISTA, TEXAS, 76093
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing next to a portable electric heater. The lower right leg of the employee's coveralls caught fire due to the presence of a flammable substance on the coveralls and reignited twice during efforts to put it out. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the lower right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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