Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Project Inc.
Start: 6/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065330 · 6/15/2016 · Project Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Project Inc.
Location: 2828 Brannon Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63139
NAICS: 624310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding/reloading the shrink wrap machine when he noticed that there was a paper jam. When he attempted to unjam the machine, the heating element and cutter caused third-degree burns to the back side of his right hand and fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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