Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Hach Company
Start: 12/21/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181213082 · 12/21/2018 · Hach Company

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: Hach Company
Location: 5600 Lindbergh Drive, LOVELAND, COLORADO, 80538
NAICS: 334516
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning hot, hardening plastic from a barrel when the plastic exploded out of the barrel. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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