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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 2025010029 · 1/2/2025 · Mammoth Metal Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event
Nonstructural fire n.e.c.
Source
Lubricating fluids
Secondary source
Torches welding, cutting

Employer

Name
Mammoth Metal Recycling
Location
2019 Ruder Street, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a welding torch to cut up a boom from a fire truck. Oil was leaking from the boom's hydraulics and caught fire, which spread and burned the employee. The employee was hospitalized with third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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