Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at I. Schumann & Co.
Start: 3/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032379 · 3/5/2019 · I. Schumann & Co.

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: I. Schumann & Co.
Location: 22500 Alexander Rd., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44146
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a dipper (a 5-foot pole with a cup) to retrieve molten metal from a gas rotary furnace. The metal splashed him, setting his cotton overalls on fire and causing burns to the left side of his torso and left arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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