Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at NATIONAL BRONZE AND METALS, INC.
Start: 10/17/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109753 · 10/17/2016 · NATIONAL BRONZE AND METALS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: NATIONAL BRONZE AND METALS, INC.
Location: 5311 W. RIVER RD., LORAIN, OHIO, 44055
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 17, 2016, an employee was walking across a furnace top when he slipped and his foot entered a furnace. He suffered a third degree burn to his foot and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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