Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
Employer Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance Report ID 20181010774
Address 222 Bayou Road City, State ZIP BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA 70037
Event Date October 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Secondary Source Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.83000, -90.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a front rubber bumper on a vessel when the rubber bumper came loose, striking the scaffold the employee was standing on. The employee fell approximately 6 feet to the ground with a torch in hand and was burned on the left upper thigh and upper left neck.

Incident Summary

On October 18, 2018, a worker at Elmwood Reapir and Maintenance in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified 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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