Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Baxter Healthcare
Start: 11/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110526 · 11/1/2017 · Baxter Healthcare

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified

Employer

Name: Baxter Healthcare
Location: 1900 Hwy 201 North Mountain Home,, SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72653
NAICS: 446199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a plastics extrusion machine when a pressure buildup due to temperature differences in the plastic material caused a release of liquid plastic. The liquid plastic contacted the employee between a seam in the employee's PPE glove and protective garment (sleeve), burning the left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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