Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ritchey Metals Company Inc.
Start: 12/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181213041 · 12/20/2018 · Ritchey Metals Company 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: Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name: Ritchey Metals Company Inc.
Location: 363 Station Road, SCENERY HILL, PENNSYLVANIA, 15360
NAICS: 331528
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee added flux to molten metal. As the employee tried to push the flux into the metal with a rake, the metal erupted and splashed the employee. The employee suffered burns to the left side of the face, the top and back of the head, the left arm, the back, and the right ankle.

Source

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