Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Techmetals, Inc.
Start: 4/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043560 · 4/20/2017 · Techmetals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Techmetals, Inc.
Location: 345 Springfield Street, DAYTON, OHIO, 45403
NAICS: 332813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was splashed in the face with hot rinse water (approximately 140 or 150 degrees F) from a hose as he was transferring the rinse water to another tank. The employee was wearing PPE-safety glasses, apron, gloves, steel toed shoes, but no face shield.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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