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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2017098489 · 9/3/2017 · Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc.
Location
205 Spurline Drive, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking through a furnace pit when the furnace trough kicked back. The employee then stepped back into a mold full of molten metal, suffering second degree burns to the right ankle and calf and to the left foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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