Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Imperial Aluminum
Start: 2/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021479 · 2/9/2019 · Imperial Aluminum

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: Imperial Aluminum
Location: 217 Roosevelt Street, MINERVA, OHIO, 44657
NAICS: 331312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove remelt aluminum for a sow mold as it was not full. Ice on the piece of scrap metal he was using caused the molten metal to pop and splash onto his left wrist and the right side of his face, causing first- and second-degree burns. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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