Brownsville Marine Products, LLC
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Brownsville Marine Products, LLC | Report ID | 2015020829 |
| Address | 1800 Paul Thomas Boulevard | City, State ZIP | BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 15417 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Source of Injury | Clothing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Furnaces, heaters | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1044162 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.01000, -79.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing near a pot belly natural gas heater, and his clothing caught on fire. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2015, a worker at Brownsville Marine Products, LLC in BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of clothing from controlled heat source, with clothing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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