Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at SACO AEI Polymers Inc
Start: 10/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181011243 · 10/31/2018 · SACO AEI Polymers Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Plastics, resins, unspecified

Employer

Name: SACO AEI Polymers Inc
Location: 3120 Crocker Ave., SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
NAICS: 325991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was scraping hot melted plastic from an extruder machine. The employee's putty knife penetrated a skin formed on the plastic; molten plastic sprayed onto the employee, causing burns to the face, torso, and left and right arms.

Source

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