Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Creative Polymers
Start: 9/15/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098855 · 9/15/2017 · Creative Polymers

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: Creative Polymers
Location: 305 W Walnut St., BLOOMDALE, OHIO, 44817
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 15, 2017, an employee and a coworker were changing an extruder blade. After changing the blade, they purged the machine, which released hot water/steam that burned the employee's arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown