Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Scapa, NA
Start: 10/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107782 · 10/19/2015 · Scapa, NA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Scapa, NA
Location: 1111 Vine Street, LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, 13088
NAICS: 322222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was looking into a hopper containing molten plastic to determine why the hopper was not running smoothly. Molten plastic backed up onto the employee's hands, burning them and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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