Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Mississippi Silicon, LLC
Start: 8/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087607 · 8/14/2016 · Mississippi Silicon, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: Mississippi Silicon, LLC
Location: 80 County Road 210, BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 38833
NAICS: 331410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hardwood pole to clean a furnace's tap channel when molten metal slag suddenly released from the furnace, burning the employee's hands, head, face, left ear, lips, and mouth.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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