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Propulsion Controls Engineering

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Propulsion Controls Engineering in PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
Employer Propulsion Controls Engineering Report ID 2020065231
Address Bravo 17 Pier, USS Hopper City, State ZIP PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 96860
Event Date June 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 21.34000, -157.93000

Incident Narrative

While welding with a wire fed welder, an employee stood up, lost his balance, and his hand caught the hot wire tip on the welder. The employee was hospitalized with a swollen and burned index finger.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2020, a worker at Propulsion Controls Engineering in PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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