Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alcoa Inc., 1480 Manheim Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
On or about January 26, 2016, at 2:45 a.m., an employee was practicing cutting a 3/4-inch steel plate on a cutting table with an oxygen propane torch when his 100-percent cotton work shirt caught on fire, causing second degree burns over 12 percent of his chest and stomach. He was hospitalized.