FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS·
Nelson Steel
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nelson Steel, 9400 W. Belmont Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131 on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using an Oxy/Acetylene torch to cut steel to fix a machine in the fabrication shop. The acetylene line burst and caught the employee's jacket on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to his right forearm.
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