Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Cerro Wire LLC
Start: 5/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054388 · 5/6/2018 · Cerro Wire LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: Cerro Wire LLC
Location: 1099 Thompson Road SE, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, 35640
NAICS: 335929
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running coils through a sealing machine when the coils stopped going all the way into the sealing area. He was attempting to grab a coil that was not properly in the sealing area when the seal bar came down on his left hand, causing third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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