Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at THE TOP DIE CASTING COMPANY
Start: 11/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110496 · 11/2/2017 · THE TOP DIE CASTING COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: THE TOP DIE CASTING COMPANY
Location: 13910 DEARBORN, SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS, 61080
NAICS: 331521
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a forklift, loading bricks into a hot furnace, when he was splashed with hot molten metal, suffering third degree burns to his arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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