Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tiger Poly Mfg.
Start: 1/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010194 · 1/7/2019 · Tiger Poly Mfg.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name: Tiger Poly Mfg.
Location: 6231 Enterprise Parkway, GROVE CITY, OHIO, 43123
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on top of an injection molding machine, looking into the machine with a flashlight to find jammed material. The material splashed up onto the employee's face, neck, and arm, causing second- and third-degree burns.

Source

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