Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Profile Plastics, Inc.
Start: 9/29/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099399 · 9/29/2017 · Profile Plastics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Profile Plastics, Inc.
Location: 1226 Prospect, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing regular maintenance on a die machine when hot melted plastic fell from the machine and landed on his face. He suffered second and third degree burns on his face and was hospitalized.

Source

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