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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20171211697 · 12/9/2017 · Libertas Copper, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Libertas Copper, LLC
Location: 100 Washington Street, LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15056
NAICS: 331421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a wet shovel to clean molten copper when an explosion occurred. He suffered burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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