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ESCO Corporation

Vehicle or machinery fire — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — NEWTON, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ESCO Corporation in NEWTON, Mississippi
Employer ESCO Corporation
Address 9098 Eastside Drive Ext.
City, State ZIP NEWTON, Mississippi 39345
Report ID 2016043461
Event Date April 26, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331513
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -89.14000

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Incident Narrative

On 4/26/16, at approximately 5:15 AM, an employee was using a pneumatic chipping gun to break up hardened mortar inside the mortar mixer. When he connected his chipping gun's quick-connect hose to the airline, he accidentally hooked it to an oxygen line, which was not properly labeled. While he was operating the chipping gun with oxygen instead of compressed air, a fire broke out inside the tool and enveloped his right arm, face, and neck. He suffered second and third degree burns to his arm, and first and second degree burns to his face and neck, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2016, a worker at ESCO Corporation in NEWTON, Mississippi suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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