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Southern Parallel Forest Products

Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Parallel Forest Products in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Southern Parallel Forest Products Report ID 2018010909
Address 660 Industrial Blvd City, State ZIP ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA 35950
Event Date January 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source Source of Injury Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -86.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee's lower shirt sleeve ignited while he was lighting a cigarette in the designated smoking area. He suffered second degree burns to his lower arm.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2018, a worker at Southern Parallel Forest Products in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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