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Other burns, first degree

1 hospitalization · 2019054492 · 5/3/2019 · Alliance Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Other burns, first degree

Cause

Event
Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
Source
Pressurized air-blast

Employer

Name
Alliance Steel Corporation
Location
6499 W. 65th St., BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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