Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Albemarle Corporation
Start: 6/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065115 · 6/5/2017 · Albemarle Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: Albemarle Corporation
Location: 2585 Back Vail Road, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and two coworkers were working on a malfunctioning vacuum pump when the pump ruptured and sprayed the employee with hot lubricant, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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