American Environmental Specialties, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - STAFFORD, Texas
| Employer | American Environmental Specialties, Inc. |
| Address | 12201 Southwest FreewAY |
| City, State ZIP | STAFFORD, Texas 77477 |
| Report ID | 20161110424 |
| Event Date | November 4, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Welding, cutting, and blow torches |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.64816, -95.57156 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting metal pipe with a cutting torch that used acetylene and oxygen gas during interior metal removal when the torch caused second and third degree burns to the employee's face and hands. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.
Incident Summary
On November 4, 2016, a worker at American Environmental Specialties, Inc. in STAFFORD, Texas suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with welding, cutting, and blow torches identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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