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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2015021314 · 2/10/2015 · POLYMER CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
POLYMER CORPORATION
Location
One Third Street, PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01069
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received second degree burns on the left hand while attempting to free an obstruction in an injection molding machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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