PIRAMAL GLASS CO.
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - PARK HILLS, Missouri
| Employer | PIRAMAL GLASS CO. |
| Address | 1000 TAYLOR AVENUE |
| City, State ZIP | PARK HILLS, Missouri 63601 |
| Report ID | 2015041922 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Whole body |
| Event Type | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| Source of Injury | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts |
| Secondary Source | Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327213 |
| Inspection # | 1056150 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.86083, -90.52197 |
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Incident Narrative
On April 11, 2015, at approximately 0930 hours, an employee was unjamming several bottles passing through a coating hood at the hot end of the man conveyor. As the employee pulled the hot bottles towards himself to unstick them, they hit the floor and shattered. The shattered glass made contact with the hem of his pants, causing a flare up that ignited his clothing. He was burned on approximately 80 percent of his body.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2015, a worker at PIRAMAL GLASS CO. in PARK HILLS, Missouri suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the whole body. The incident was classified as ignition of clothing from controlled heat source, with blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 141 severe injury reports involving "Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source" incidents in our database. Browse all Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source injuries.
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