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Steel King Industries, Inc.

Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Steel King Industries, Inc. in STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN
Employer Steel King Industries, Inc. Report ID 2018099240
Address 2700 Chamber St City, State ZIP STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN 54481
Event Date September 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source Source of Injury Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.50000, -89.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding when his shirt sleeve contacted a hot weld and ignited. He suffered a second degree burn to his forearm, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2018, a worker at Steel King Industries, Inc. in STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). 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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