Southern Field Maintenance and Fabrication, L.L.C.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Southern Field Maintenance and Fabrication, L.L.C. | Report ID | 20171110645 |
| Address | 12551 Highway 273 West | City, State ZIP | CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA 39832 |
| Event Date | November 5, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.18000, -85.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working inside a power boiler (permit-required confined space) while arc gouging (cutting) a 30-foot long by 27-inch wide I-beam into 5-foot sections. He was standing on the I-beam he was cutting and another I-beam that was positioned 6 inches away. The I-beam he was gouging shifted after he finished cutting through it and moved toward the adjacent I-beam. As the I-beam shifted, it caught his right arm between the I-beams. He sustained third degree burns to his right forearm and hand from the I-beams, which were heated from the arc gouging process.
Incident Summary
On November 5, 2017, a worker at Southern Field Maintenance and Fabrication, L.L.C. in CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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