Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation, 275 Emery St., BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
While scarfing a forging, a hot spark got inside the employee's protective clothing. When the employee opened his clothing, enough oxygen got in to allow the clothing to catch fire. The employee sustained second degree burns.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableClothing, unspecified
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