Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Radici Plastic USA Inc.
Start: 4/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043448 · 4/25/2016 · Radici Plastic USA Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified
Secondary source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: Radici Plastic USA Inc.
Location: 960 Seville Road, WADSWORTH, OHIO, 44281
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was operating the plastic compounding extruder and completing a screen change. When the plastic built up pressure, it came out of the screen change burning the employee's left forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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