Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

An employee was using an oxy/fuel gas cutting torch to dismantle a railcar when a small pinhole developed in the oxygen line near where the hoses meet the torch, causing a leak. Oxygen then migrated up the employee’s sleeve inside his protective leather-cutting jacket and ignited. He received second and third degree burns on his […]

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder making repairs to an approximately 25′ tall x 10′ wide x 15′ deep air rotation unit when an explosion occurred and knocked him from the ladder. Flames erupted from the unit, causing third degree burns to his face. He was hospitalized.

An employee was eating lunch while sitting near a space heater. The heater then ignited his jacket, causing second and third degree burns to his back and hands.

An employee was operating a front-end loader to remove ash from the box of a power house generator that creates steam for wood drying kilns. The employee was dumping the hot ash into the bucket of another front-end loader when the hot ash blew back into the cab and contacted the employee’s body. The employee […]

An employee was operating a plastics extrusion machine when a pressure buildup due to temperature differences in the plastic material caused a release of liquid plastic. The liquid plastic contacted the employee between a seam in the employee’s PPE glove and protective garment (sleeve), burning the left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was blowing zinc as pipe material was being raised from a kettle when the wire rope holding the pipe material broke. The material fell into the kettle, splashing zinc on the employee, who suffered second and third degree burns to the neck, arm, shoulder, and head. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee went to cool the mill temperature and opened the feeder door to apply water when he was engulfed by flames on the feeder deck. He suffered second and third degree burns to 30 percent of his body, including his arms, torso, and head.

An employee was standing on a feather deck platform checking the feather meal when a coworker opened the wrong feather cooker door. The heat from the open door caused second and third degree burns to the employee’s right arm, face, and back.

An employee was getting rags to wipe down a part that had just been dipped in LORCOAT when an explosion and fire occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employee’s arms, second degree burns to the neck, and first and second degree burns to the head. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was changing the bag on a screening vat when the hot water contacted the employee, causing third degree burns.