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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 ID2020032200 
Date03/07/2020 
UPA1551735 
Primary NAICS331210 
Nature1520Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Part of Body899Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Source9112Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source7261Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Event314Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Hospitalized Yes 
Amputation No 

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