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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2018077677 · 7/28/2018 · IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC
Location
217 ROOSEVELT ST., MINERVA, OHIO, 44657
NAICS
331524
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the pit pulling impurities in the trough while facing backwards. The molten metal splashed and burned the employee's left leg. The employee received first and second degree burns to the thigh and calf areas.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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