Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations
Start: 5/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019055299 · 5/25/2019 · Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations
Location: 5701 New Street, CLAYPOOL, ARIZONA, 85532
NAICS: 331411
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was changing an anode mold. The employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point when a forklift raised the hot anode mold. The employee received second and third degree burns on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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