Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES
Start: 6/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019065972 · 6/13/2019 · AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Molten or hot metals, slag
Secondary source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES
Location: 4400 E. 61ST ST., COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a steel box to remove excess molten zinc after it came out of a kettle when the wire holding the box broke and the box fell into the kettle. Molten zinc splashed on the employee, causing second and third degree burns to his neck, chest, and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown