Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at A. Schulman Inc.
Start: 1/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010354 · 1/14/2016 · A. Schulman Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified

Employer

Name: A. Schulman Inc.
Location: 1300 McCabe, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An operator turned off the extruder when a maintenance worker told him to turn it back on. As he was turning it back on, he purged the machine. Air was caught behind some plastic, causing the 325-degree plastic to shoot out and hit the employee's right arm. The employee suffered third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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