Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.
Start: 11/15/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110988 · 11/15/2017 · Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Forging machinery

Employer

Name: Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.
Location: 1700 Holt Road NE, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35404
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to operate a tap hole sander when flames and heat escaped from the shell furnace, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's face and right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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