Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Good Year Tire and Rubber Company
Start: 7/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076615 · 7/24/2023 · Good Year Tire and Rubber Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Good Year Tire and Rubber Company
Location: 11357 I10 SW @ Smith Rd., BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77720
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a charge nozzle on a reactor when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his nose, cheeks, left ear, and wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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