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Report: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source at TMS International in Jewett, Texas
DATE: 03/07/20
An employee was cutting up scrap metal. There was a hole at the connection in the hose of the hand torch which caused the employee’s shirt to become saturated with oxygen. When the employee lit the torch, his shirt caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his stomach, right arm, and back.
| Report ID |
2020032200 |
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| Date |
03/07/2020 |
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| UPA |
1551735 |
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| Primary NAICS |
331210 |
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| Nature |
1520 |
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Part of Body |
899 |
Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Source |
9112 |
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts |
| Secondary Source |
7261 |
Welding, cutting, and blow torches |
| Event |
314 |
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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