Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Occidental Chemical Corporation
Start: 12/4/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211512 · 12/4/2017 · Occidental Chemical Corporation

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: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Occidental Chemical Corporation
Location: 6200 S. Ridge Rd, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67215
NAICS: 325110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a copper cell when a weld on the copper cell ruptured, spewing molten copper onto the lower half of his body. He suffered third degree burns to the front and back of his body from the waist down.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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