Fisher Tank Company
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — FULTON, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Fisher Tank Company | Report ID | 2016021314 |
| Address | AEP Power Station, 3711 Arkansas 355 | City, State ZIP | FULTON, ARKANSAS 71838 |
| Event Date | February 11, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.64000, -93.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was mig welding on a vertical seam on a 137-ft-diameter, 40 ft.-high open-top above-ground steel storage tank when a piece of hot slag dropped down onto his right boot. His leg began swelling and he was later hospitalized with right ankle burns.
Incident Summary
On February 11, 2016, a worker at Fisher Tank Company in FULTON, ARKANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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