Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
Start: 5/6/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016053879 · 5/6/2016 · Shippers Warehouse of Georgia

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
Location: 9250 South Main Street, JONESBORO, GEORGIA, 30236
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a sealer for packaging shipments when it jammed. The employee tried to clear the jam, triggering it to close, and burned the four fingers on his left hand, resulting in hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown