NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI·
ESCO Corporation
Vehicle or machinery fire · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ESCO Corporation, 9098 Eastside Drive Ext., NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI 39345 on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 4/26/16, at approximately 5:15 AM, an employee was using a pneumatic chipping gun to break up hardened mortar inside the mortar mixer. When he connected his chipping gun's quick-connect hose to the airline, he accidentally hooked it to an oxygen line, which was not properly labeled. While he was operating the chipping gun with oxygen instead of compressed air, a fire broke out inside the tool and enveloped his right arm, face, and neck. He suffered second and third degree burns to his arm, and first and second degree burns to his face and neck, requiring hospitalization.
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