THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA—
Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
Small-scale (limited) fire · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc., 4922 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA 36784 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was starting a fire in a boiler. The fire flashed back, causing first-degree burns to the employee's hands and second-degree burns to the arms.
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