Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Poly-America
Start: 8/21/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088619 · 8/21/2018 · Poly-America

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Poly-America
Location: 200 West Marshall Drive, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was arriving at his workstation when a flash fire occurred inside a plastic scrap recycling machine. He suffered burns to his left arm and shoulder area, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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