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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2015086026 · 8/23/2015 · PALRAM PANEL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and neck
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Plastics, resins, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PALRAM PANEL, INC.
Location
9735 COMMERCE CIRCLE ARCADIA WEST INDUSTRIAL PK., KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
NAICS
424610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Four employees were burned by hot plastic while working in the vicinity of a plastic extruding machine. One employee required hospitalization. The employees were purging an extruder machine and cleaning the die when they were sprayed with hot, melted PVC material. The hospitalized employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face and neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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