Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Gates Corporation
Start: 6/4/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065432 · 6/4/2018 · Gates Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name: Gates Corporation
Location: 630 US Highway 150 E, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
NAICS: 326220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 4, 2018, an employee was operating a mill machine when hot rubber stock would not feed into the rollers correctly. He was attempting to push the rubber stock with his gloved hand when the machine pulled the glove from his hand. A piece of hot rubber then flapped onto his left forearm, causing second and third degree burns. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown