Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
Start: 2/2/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015021043 · 2/2/2015 · Amsted Rail Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source: Tires, inner tubes, wheels, unspecified

Employer

Name: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
Location: 2100 Wheel Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the chute at a work station called the hub cutter. While cleaning out the chute, a wheel rolled down from another work station and pressed against the back of the employee's leg, causing second and third degree burns to the calf.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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