Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Union Electric Steel Corporation
Start: 7/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076953 · 7/25/2017 · Union Electric Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Union Electric Steel Corporation
Location: 726 Bell Avenue, CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15106
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was heating up an area on a cast work roll with a torch. Grease was sealed in a compartment on the work roll. When the compartment was heated, the employee was splashed with heated grease, suffering second degree burns on his neck, chest, and forearms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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