Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2017

2 hospitalizations · 2017010157 · 1/6/2017 · Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Forging machinery
Secondary source: Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name: Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
Location: 2527 State Highway 15, PHELPS, WISCONSIN, 54554
NAICS: 331529
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a zinc ingot into an induction melting electric furnace. When the zinc ingot contacted the molten metal, the furnace blew up, causing severe burns to the employee's upper body and minor burns to a coworker.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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