ATEC Steel, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — HOBSON, TEXAS
| Employer | ATEC Steel, LLC | Report ID | 2019077094 |
| Address | 21010 FM 81 | City, State ZIP | HOBSON, TEXAS 78117 |
| Event Date | July 13, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.93000, -97.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was welding the inner rim plate of a pontoon using a wire welding machine with .045 flux-core welding wire. The employee stopped welding and then proceeded to chip the slag from the weld when a piece of hot slag popped off the weld and landed on the employee's right upper and lower eyelids resulting in second-degree burns.
Incident Summary
On July 13, 2019, a worker at ATEC Steel, LLC in HOBSON, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the eye(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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