Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SOUTHWESTERN WIRE
Start: 12/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211647 · 12/14/2016 · SOUTHWESTERN WIRE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Water

Employer

Name: SOUTHWESTERN WIRE
Location: 3505 N.I-35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73069
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a water hose to help cool down a tank of molten zinc solution during the pumping transfer process when the water came into contact with acid/residue and a violent chemical reaction and explosion occurred. The water with molten acid solution blew into the employee's face and back as he turned to run, causing second degree burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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