COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI·
Columbus Recycling
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Columbus Recycling, 973 Island Road, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI 39705 on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting steel with an oxygen/acetylene torch. The hose of the oxygen line had a small hole that caused a small fire to burst while he cut the steel. His polyester jacket melted from the fire, and he received second degree burns to his right arm.
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