Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Solo Cup Operating Corporation
Start: 1/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010856 · 1/24/2019 · Solo Cup Operating Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Solo Cup Operating Corporation
Location: 2260 Delray Road, THOMASTON, GEORGIA, 30286
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the gearbox in front of an extruder when he came in contact with molten plastic and sustained second degree burns to the left temple and third degree burns to the left forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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