ROME, NEW YORK—
AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL
Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL, 1212 EAST DOMINICKS STREET, ROME, NEW YORK 13440 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final 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.
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