Workplace burn injury and fatalities are frequently the result of the worker’s clothes catching on fire from two primary workplace hazards: flash fire and electric arc flash also referred to as “thermal incidents.”
When a thermal incident ignites non-flame resistant clothing, the worker is exposed to injury from the burning or the melting of the garment. If a garment continues to burn, the area of injury increases and can also result in internal injuries, such as lung and airway damage.