Endres Manufacturing Company
Vehicle or machinery fire — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — WAUNAKEE, Wisconsin
| Employer | Endres Manufacturing Company |
| Address | 802 South Century Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | WAUNAKEE, Wisconsin 53597 |
| Report ID | 2019032415 |
| Event Date | March 6, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| Source of Injury | Welding, cutting, and blow torches |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.18468, -89.46164 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was about to preheat 1-inch carbon steel with an oxygen/propylene torch. The torch caught fire, and the heat caused second-degree burns to the employee's hand through the leather glove.
Incident Summary
On March 6, 2019, a worker at Endres Manufacturing Company in WAUNAKEE, Wisconsin suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with welding, cutting, and blow torches identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 197 severe injury reports involving "Vehicle or machinery fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Vehicle or machinery fire injuries.
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