Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Taylor Machine Works, Inc., 3690 N. Church Ave., LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 39339
on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to warm himself near a commercial floor heater. As he walked away from the heater, he felt heat close to his neck and realized his clothes were on fire. He rolled to extinguish the flame, but his left and right shoulders received second and third degree burns and both hands suffered first degree burns.