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AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL

Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — ROME, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL in ROME, NEW YORK
Employer AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL Report ID 2019044308
Address 1212 EAST DOMINICKS STREET City, State ZIP ROME, NEW YORK 13440
Event Date April 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source Source of Injury Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.20000, -75.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting plate steel with a flame cutter. Sparks caught his trouser leg on fire, causing second- and third-degree burns to his leg.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2019, a worker at AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL in ROME, NEW YORK suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the leg(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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