Contact with hot objects or substances · First degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics LLC, 2700 Esters Blvd, DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS 75261
on — First degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was welding on stainless steel when his welding rod caused a first degree burn to his left hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedWelding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
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