Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Progress Rail, 830 East Texas Ave., WASKOM, TEXAS 75692
on , Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using an oxy/fuel gas cutting torch to dismantle a railcar when a small pinhole developed in the oxygen line near where the hoses meet the torch, causing a leak. Oxygen then migrated up the employee's sleeve inside his protective leather-cutting jacket and ignited. He received second and third degree burns on his right shoulder, armpit, and upper chest.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified